- I have been:
- "And he cameª° thither¹ unto¹ a cave,ª and lodgedª° there;¹ and, behold,¹ the wordª of the LORDª [came] to¹ him, and he saidª° unto him, What¹ doest thou here,¹ Elijah?ª ... And he said,ª° I have been very²° jealousª° for the LORDª Godª of hosts:ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have forsakenª° thy covenant,ª thrown downª°¹ thine altars,ª and slainª° thy prophetsª with the sword;ª and I,¹ [even] I only,¹ am left;ª° and they seekª°¹ my life,ª to take it away.ª°" {1Kg 19:9-10} + "For Zion's² sake¹¹ will I not¹ hold my peace,ª° and for Jerusalem's² sake¹ I will not¹ rest,ª° until¹ the righteousnessª thereof go forthª° as brightness,ª and the salvationª thereof as a lampª [that] burneth.ª°" {Isa 62:1} + "I have setª° watchmenª° upon¹ thy walls,ª O Jerusalem,ª [which] shall neverª¹ hold their peaceª° dayª nor night:ª ye that make mentionª° of¹ the LORD,ª keep not silence,ª¹ ... And giveª° him no¹ rest,ª till¹ he establish,ª° and till¹ he makeª°¹ Jerusalemª a praiseª in the earth.ª" {Isa 62:6-7}
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