5 He hunted and pursued the lawless, and he burned up those who troubled his people. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:5
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2 Baruch 66:2–4
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2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation. 3 Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side. 4 His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
2 Samuel 22:14–16
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. 15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. 16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at t…
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1 Maccabees 5:6–8
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Isaiah 14:5–7
5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. 6 It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. 7 All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
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