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1 Samuel 15:32

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¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 1 from verse 32
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  2. Jeremiah 48:44Rank 2 from verse 32
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    44He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

  3. Revelation 18:7Rank 3 from verse 32
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    7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

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1 Samuel 15:32

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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hither

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To or toward this place or direction; in “hither and thither,” this way and that.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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bitterness

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1. Deep grief, anguish, or painful distress. 2. A bitter or harmful disposition, condition, or expression, including resentment or hostility.

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past

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Gone by, ended, or beyond a stated place, time, or limit.

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31So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.

32¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

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33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

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