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1 Chronicles 5 26
So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria( also known as Tiglath pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.
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Isaiah 37:12
Have the gods of other nations rescued them— such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!
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2 Kings 17 6
Finally, in the ninth year of King Hoshea’s reign, Samaria fell, and the people of Israel were exiled to Assyria. They were settled in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
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Acts 7:43
No, you carried your pagan gods— the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile as far away as Babylon.’
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Isaiah 9:9-21
And the people of Israel and Samaria, who spoke with such pride and arrogance, will soon know it.They said,“ We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone, and replant the felled sycamore fig trees with cedars.”But the Lord will bring Rezin’s enemies against Israel and stir up all their foes.The Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west will bare their fangs and devour Israel. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Therefore, in a single day the Lord will destroy both the head and the tail, the noble palm branch and the lowly reed.The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.For the leaders of the people have misled them. They have led them down the path of destruction.That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. For they are all wicked hypocrites, and they all speak foolishness. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.This wickedness is like a brushfire. It burns not only briers and thorns but also sets the forests ablaze. Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.The land will be blackened by the fury of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people will be fuel for the fire, and no one will spare even his own brother.They will attack their neighbor on the right but will still be hungry. They will devour their neighbor on the left but will not be satisfied. In the end they will even eat their own children.Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, Ephraim will feed on Manasseh, and both will devour Judah. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
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Amos 5:6
Come back to the Lord and live! Otherwise, he will roar through Israel like a fire, devouring you completely. Your gods in Bethel won’t be able to quench the flames.
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Isaiah 10:5
“ What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.
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Isaiah 8:4
For before this child is old enough to say‘ Papa’ or‘ Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”
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Isaiah 7:8
for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
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2 Kings 19 11
You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
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Hosea 9:3
You may no longer stay here in the Lord’s land. Instead, you will return to Egypt, and in Assyria you will eat food that is ceremonially unclean.
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Amos 5:25-27
“ Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel?No, you served your pagan gods— Sakkuth your king god and Kaiwan your star god— the images you made for yourselves.So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of Heaven’s Armies.
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Isaiah 10:11
So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”
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Hosea 8:8-9
The people of Israel have been swallowed up; they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot.Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers.
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Amos 5:1-3
Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing:“ The virgin Israel has fallen, never to rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, with no one to help her up.”The Sovereign Lord says:“ When a city sends a thousand men to battle, only a hundred will return. When a town sends a hundred, only ten will come back alive.”
