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Amos 2:3

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And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
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  1. Jeremiah 48:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7¶ For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

  2. Numbers 24:17Rank 2 from verse 3
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    17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

  3. Isaiah 40:23Rank 3 from verse 3
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    23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

  4. Jeremiah 48:25Rank 4 from verse 3
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    25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

  5. Psalms 2:10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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Amos 2:3

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cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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midst

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The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

2:3And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

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2:4¶ Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

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