- he is shut:
- "For Pharaohª will sayª° of the childrenª of Israel,ª They¹ [are] entangledª° in the land,ª the wildernessª hath shut them in.ª°¹" {Exd 14:3} + "The enemyª° said,ª° I will pursue,ª° I will overtake,ª° I will divideª° the spoil;ª my lustª shall be satisfiedª° upon them; I will drawª° my sword,ª my handª shall destroyª° them." {Exd 15:9} + "[And it was told] the Gazites,ª saying,ª° Samsonª is comeª° hither.¹ And they compassed¹ [him] in,²° and laid waitª° for him all¹ nightª in the gateª of the city,ª and were quietª° all¹ the night,ª saying,ª° In the morning,ª when¹ it is day,ª we shall killª° him. ... And Samsonª layª° till¹ midnight,ªª and aroseª° at midnight,ªª and tookª° the doorsª of the gateª of the city,ª and the twoª posts,ª and went awayª° with them, bar² and all,¹¹ and putª° [them] upon¹ his shoulders,ª and carried them upª° to¹ the topª of an hillª that¹ [is] beforeª¹ Hebron.ª" {Jdg 16:2-3} + "That¹ the triumphingª of the wickedª [is] short,ª¹ and the joyª of the hypocriteª [but] for¹ a moment?ª" {Job 20:5} + "Forª the daysª shall comeª° uponª thee,ª thatª thineª enemiesª shall cast²° a trench² aboutª°¹ thee,²¹ andª compass²° thee² round,ª°¹ andª keep²° thee² inª°¹ on every side,ª ... Andª shall lay²° thee² even with the ground,ª°¹ andª thyª childrenª withinª thee;ª andª they shall²° notª leaveª° inª theeª one stone² upon² another;ª¹ becauseªª thou knewestª° notª the¹ timeª of thyª visitation.ª" {Lke 19:43-44}
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