- few in number:
- In the seige of Jerusalem there died 1,100,000 persons, and more than 90,000 were carried captive; and, having afterwards provoked the Romans by their crimes and rebellions, they persecuted them nearly to extirpation; to which, if the tens of thousands which were slaughtered year after year in every country be added, it appears wonderful that there were any remains left. "And the LORDª shall scatterª° you among the nations,ª and ye shall be leftª° fewª in numberª among the heathen,ª whither¹¹ the LORDª shall leadª° you." {Deu 4:27} + "I will also sendª°¹ wildª beastsª among you, which shall rob you of your children,ª°¹ and destroyª°¹ your cattle,ª and make you few in number;ª°¹ and your [high] waysª shall be desolate.ª°" {Lev 26:22} + "Neither¹¹ did he leaveª° of the peopleª to Jehoahazª but¹¹ fiftyª horsemen,ª and tenª chariots,ª and tenª thousandª footmen;ª for¹ the kingª of Syriaª had destroyedª° them, and had madeª° them like the dustª by threshing.ª°" {2Kg 13:7} + "And he carried awayª°¹ all¹ Jerusalem,ª and all¹ the princes,ª and all¹ the mighty menª of valour,ª [even] tenª thousandª captives,ª° and all¹ the craftsmenª and smiths:ª none¹ remained,ª° saveª the poorest sortª of the peopleª of the land.ª" {2Kg 24:14} + "Now the cityª [was] largeªª and great:ª but the peopleª [were] fewª therein,ª and the housesª [were] not¹ builded.ª°" {Neh 7:4} + "Exceptª the LORDª of hostsª had leftª° unto us a very smallª remnant,ª we should have beenª° as Sodom,ª [and] we should have been likeª° unto Gomorrah.ª" {Isa 1:9} + "Therefore¹¹ hath the curseª devouredª° the earth,ª and they that dwellª° therein are desolate:ª° therefore¹¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earthª are burned,ª° and fewª menª left.ª°" {Isa 24:6} + "And saidª° unto¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª Let, we beseech thee,¹ our supplicationª be acceptedª° beforeª thee, and prayª° for¹ us unto¹ the LORDª thy God,ª [even] for¹ all¹ this¹ remnant;ª (for¹ we are leftª° [but] a fewª of many,ª°¹ as¹ thine eyesª do beholdª° us:)" {Jer 42:2} + "This¹ [is] the peopleª whom¹ Nebuchadrezzarª carried away captive:ª° in the seventhª yearª threeª thousandª Jewsª and threeª and twenty:ª ... In the threeª and twentiethª yearª of Nebuchadrezzarª Nebuzaradanª the captainª of the guardª carried away captiveª° of the Jewsª sevenª hundredª fortyª and fiveª persons:ª all¹ the personsª [were] fourª thousandª and sixª hundred.ª" {Jer 52:28-30} + "Andª exceptª that the Lordª had shortenedª° those days,ª noªª fleshª should be² saved:ª°¹ butª for² the elect's sake,ª¹¹ whomª he hath chosen,ª° he hath shortenedª° the¹ days.ª" {Mrk 13:20} + "Esaiasª alsoª criethª° concerningª Israel,ª Thoughª the¹ numberª of the¹ childrenª of Israelª beª° asª the¹ sandª of the¹ sea,ª a remnantª shall be saved:ª° ... Andª asª Esaiasª said before,ª° Exceptª the Lordª of Sabaothª had leftª° usª a seed,ª we had beenªª° asª Sodoma,ª andª been made likeªª° untoª Gomorrha.ª" {Rom 9:27-29}
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