Persia: Prophecies Concerning

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Verses

12 references
  1. Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
  2. This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. …
  3. This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. …
  4. Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple. …
  5. Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
  6. Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.
  7. Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
  8. As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. …
  9. PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
  10. In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
  11. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
  12. “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him. …