Verse 1

Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil.'"

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  • Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.
  • Jer 36:2 : 2 Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the days of Josiah until today.
  • Jer 36:28 : 28 "Take another scroll and write on it all the original words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned.
  • Jer 36:32 : 32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote on it at Jeremiah’s dictation all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many more similar words were added to them.
  • Hab 2:2-3 : 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision and make it plain on tablets so that a runner may read it clearly. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it may delay, wait for it, for it will surely come and will not be late.
  • Rev 13:18 : 18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.
  • Rev 21:17 : 17 He measured its wall to be one hundred forty-four cubits, by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.
  • Job 19:23-24 : 23 Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!
  • Isa 8:3 : 3 I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil)."