- when the foundation:
- "Though thy beginningª was¹ small,ª yet thy latter endª should greatlyª increase.ª°" {Job 8:7} + "Fearª° not,¹ thou wormª Jacob,ª [and] ye menª of Israel;ª I¹ will helpª° thee, saithª° the LORD,ª and thy redeemer,ª° the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 41:14} + "A little oneª shall become¹ a thousand,ª and a small oneª a strongª nation:ª I¹ the LORDª will hastenª° it in his time.ª" {Isa 60:22} + "Thou sawestªª°° tillª that¹ a stoneª was cut outª° withoutª¹ hands,ª which smoteª° the imageª uponª his feetª [that were] of¹ ironª and clay,ª and brake²° them² to pieces.ª°¹ ... Thenª was the iron,ª the clay,ª the brass,ª the silver,ª and the gold,ª broken to piecesª°²° together,ª and becameª° like the chaffª ofª the summerª threshingfloors;ª and the windª carried²° them² away,ª°¹ that² noª¹ placeª was foundª° for them: and the stoneª that¹ smoteª° the imageª becameª° a greatª mountain,ª and filledª° the wholeª earth.ª" {Dan 2:34-35} + "For¹ who¹ hath despisedª° the dayª of small things?ª for they shall rejoice,ª° and shall seeª°¹ the plummetªª in the handª of Zerubbabelª [with] those¹ seven;ª they¹ [are] the eyesª of the LORD,ª which run to and froª° through the whole¹ earth.ª" {Zch 4:10} + "Anotherª parableª put he forthª° unto them,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² to¹ a grainª of mustard seed,ª whichª a manª took,ª° and¹ sowedª° inª hisª field:ª ... Whichª indeedª isª° the leastª of allª seeds:ª butª whenª it is grown,ª° it isª° the greatestª among herbs,ª andª becomethª° a tree,ª so thatª the¹ birdsª of the¹ airª comeª° andª lodgeª° inª the¹ branchesª thereof.ª" {Mtt 13:31-32}
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