17 There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
Job 3:17
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2 Esdras 2:23–25
23 Wherever you find the dead, set a sign upon them and commit them to the grave, and I will give you the first place in my resurrection. (WEB) 24 Stay still, my people, and take your rest, for your rest will come. (WEB) 25 Nourish your children, good nurse, and establish their fee… (WEB)
Isaiah 57:1–3
1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. 2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death. 3 “But come here, you so…
2 Baruch 11:3–5
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Wisdom of Solomon 4:6–8
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2 Baruch 51:13–15
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Testament of Simeon 3:4–6
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Isaiah 57:20–21
20 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. 21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Isaiah 28:11–13
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