- the remnant that:
- etc. Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth, "It may beª the LORDª thy Godª will hearª°¹ all¹ the wordsª of Rabshakeh,ª whom¹ the kingª of Assyriaª his masterª hath sentª° to reproachª° the livingª God;ª and will reproveª° the wordsª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath heard:ª° wherefore lift upª° [thy] prayerª for¹ the remnantª that are left.ª°" {2Kg 19:4} + "Thus the LORDª savedª°¹ Hezekiahª and the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª from the handª¹ of Sennacheribª the kingª of Assyria,ª and from the handª¹ of all¹ [other], and guidedª° them on every side.ª¹ ... And manyª broughtª° giftsª unto the LORDª to Jerusalem,ª and presentsª to Hezekiahª kingª of Judah:ª so that he was magnifiedª° in the sightª of all¹ nationsª from thenceforth.ª¹¹" {2Ch 32:22-23} + "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} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª [that] the remnantª of Israel,ª and such as are escapedª of the houseª of Jacob,ª shall no¹ more¹ againª° stayª° upon¹ him that smoteª° them; but shall stayª° upon¹ the LORD,ª the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª in truth.ª ... For¹ though¹ thy peopleª Israelª be¹ as the sandª of the sea,ª [yet] a remnantª of them shall return:ª° the consumptionª decreedª° shall overflowª° with righteousness.ª" {Isa 10:20-22}
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