- twelve rods:
- "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ him, What [is] that¹¹ in thine hand?ª And he said,ª° A rod.ª" {Exd 4:2} + "And thou shalt takeª° this¹ rodª in thine hand,ª wherewith¹ thou shalt doª°¹ signs.ª" {Exd 4:17} + "The LORDª shall sendª° the rodª of thy strengthª out of Zion:ª¹ ruleª° thou in the midstª of thine enemies.ª°" {Psa 110:2} + "For¹ the rodª of the wickedª shall not¹ restª° upon¹ the lotª of the righteous;ª lestª¹ the righteousª put forthª° their handsª unto iniquity.ª" {Psa 125:3} + "And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:14} + "It is sharpenedª° to¹ make a sore² slaughter;ª°¹ it is furbished²°¹ that¹ it may glitter:ª¹ should² we then¹ make mirth?ª° it contemnethª° the rodª of my son,ª [as] every¹ tree.ª" {Ezk 21:10} + "Because¹ [it is] a trial,ª° and what¹ if¹ [the sword] contemnª° even¹ the rod?ª it shall be¹ no¹ [more], saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 21:13} + "Moreover, thou¹ sonª of man,ª takeª° thee oneª stick,ª and writeª° upon¹ it, For Judah,ª and for the childrenª of Israelª his companions:ª then takeª° anotherª stick,ª and writeª° upon¹ it, For Joseph,ª the stickª of Ephraim,ª and [for] all¹ the houseª of Israelª his companions:ª ... And the sticksª whereon¹¹ thou writestª° shall be¹ in thine handª before their eyes.ª" {Ezk 37:16-20} + "Feedª° thy peopleª with thy rod,ª the flockª of thine heritage,ª which dwellª° solitarilyª [in] the wood,ª in the midstª of Carmel:ª let them feedª° [in] Bashanª and Gilead,ª as in the daysª of old.ª" {Mic 7:14}
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