- the fruit of thy body:
- "Blessedª° [shall be] the fruitª of thy body,ª and the fruitª of thy ground,ª and the fruitª of thy cattle,ª the increaseª of thy kine,ª and the flocksª of thy sheep.ª" {Deu 28:4} + "Thou shalt not¹ bow down²° thyself¹ unto them, nor¹ serveª° them: for¹ I¹ the LORDª thy Godª [am] a jealousª God,ª visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation] of them that hateª° me," {Deu 5:9} + "His rootsª shall be dried upª° beneath,¹¹ and aboveª¹ shall his branchª be cut off.ª° ... He shall neither¹ have sonª nor¹ nephewª among his people,ª nor¹ any remainingª in his dwellings.ª" {Job 18:16-19} + "Let his childrenª be¹ fatherless,ª and his wifeª a widow.ª ... Let them be¹ before¹ the LORDª continually,ª that he may cut offª° the memoryª of them from the earth.ª¹" {Psa 109:9-15} + "Mine eyesª do failª° with tears,ª my bowelsª are troubled,ª° my liverª is pouredª° upon the earth,ª for¹ the destructionª of the daughterª of my people;ª because the childrenª and the sucklingsª° swoonª° in the streetsª of the city.ª ... They sayª° to their mothers,ª Where¹ [is] cornª and wine?ª when they swoonedª° as the woundedª in the streetsª of the city,ª when their soulª was poured outª° into¹ their mothers'ª bosom.ª" {Lam 2:11-12} + "Behold,ª° O LORD,ª and considerª° to whom¹ thou hast doneª° this.ª Shall the womenª eatª° their fruit,ª [and] childrenª of a span long?ª shall the priestª and the prophetª be slainª° in the sanctuaryª of the Lord?ª" {Lam 2:20} + "[As for] Ephraim,ª their gloryª shall fly awayª° like a bird,ª from the birth,ª°¹ and from the womb,ª¹ and from the conception.ª¹ ... Giveª° them, O LORD:ª what¹ wilt thou give?ª° giveª° them a miscarryingª° wombª and dryª° breasts.ª" {Hsa 9:11-14} + "Behold,¹ I will corruptª°¹ your seed,ª and spreadª° dungª upon¹ your faces,ª [even] the dungª of your solemn feasts;ª and [one] shall take you awayª°¹ with¹ it." {Mal 2:3} + "For,ª behold,ª° the daysª are coming,ª° inª the whichª they shall say,ª° Blessedª [are] the¹ barren,ª andª the wombsª thatª neverª bare,ª° andª the papsª whichª neverª gave suck.ª° ... Thenª shall they beginª° to sayª° to the¹ mountains,ª Fallª° onª us;ª andª to the¹ hills,ª Coverª° us.ª" {Lke 23:29-30}
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