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Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,

Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

…a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.

Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,

Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.

He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.