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Jeremiah 48:16

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The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
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  1. Isaiah 13:22Rank 1 from verse 16
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    22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

  2. 2 Peter 2:3Rank 2 from verse 16
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    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  3. Deuteronomy 32:35Rank 3 from verse 16
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    35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  4. Ezekiel 12:23Rank 4 from verse 16
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    23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

  5. Ezekiel 12:28Rank 5 from verse 16
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    28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.

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Jeremiah 48:16

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calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

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hasteth

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Third-person singular present form of haste (to hurry, act quickly, or make speed).

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fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

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17All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

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