20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
Job 22:20
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2 Esdras 16:3–5
3 A sword has been sent upon you, and who is there to turn it back? (WEB) 4 A fire has been sent upon you, and who is there to quench it? (WEB) 5 Calamities are sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away? (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 15:8–10
8 But they shall pursue sinners and overtake them, And they that do lawlessness shall not escape the judgement of God; (PSS) 9 As by enemies experienced in war shall they be overtaken, For the mark of destruction is upon their forehead. (PSS) 10 And the inheritance of sinners is… (PSS)
2 Samuel 1:26–27
26 I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women. 27 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”
Lamentations 3:46–48
46 All our enemies open their mouths against us. 47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction. 48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Psalms 97:2–4
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.
Psalms 78:65–67
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine. 66 He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame. 67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
Sirach 36:8–10
8 Hasten the time and remember your oath. Let them declare your mighty works. (WEB) 9 Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire. May those who harm your people find destruction. (WEB) 10 Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemies who say, “There is no one but ourselves.” (WEB)
Book of Enoch 80:7–8
7 And the whole order of the stars shall be concealed from the sinners, And the thoughts of those on the earth shall err concerning them, [And they shall be altered from all their ways], Yea, they shall err and take them to be gods. (ENO) 8 And evil shall be multiplied… (ENO)
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