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Jeremiah 25:35

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And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
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  1. Job 11:20Rank 1 from verse 35
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    20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

  2. Amos 2:14Rank 2 from verse 35
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    14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

  3. Amos 9:1–3Rank 3 from verse 35
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    1I SAW the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

    2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

    3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

  4. Daniel 5:30Rank 4 from verse 35
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    30¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

  5. Ezekiel 17:15Rank 5 from verse 35
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    15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

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Jeremiah 25:35

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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principal

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Sense 1: First, chief, or highest in rank or importance. Sense 2: A chief person or leading thing.

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escape

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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

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34¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

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36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.

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