- I am ashamed:
- "Behold,¹ I am vile;ª° what¹ shall I answerª° thee? I will layª° mine handª uponª my mouth.ª" {Job 40:4} + "Wherefore¹¹ I abhorª° [myself], and repentª° in¹ dustª and ashes.ª" {Job 42:6} + "Therefore the showersª have been withholden,ª° and there hath been¹ no¹ latter rain;ª and thou hadst a whore'sªª° forehead,ª thou refusedstª° to be ashamed.ª°" {Jer 3:3} + "For shameª hath devouredª°¹ the labourª of our fathersª from our youth;ª¹¹ their flocksª and their herds,ª¹ their sonsª and their daughters.ª ... We lie downª° in our shame,ª and our confusionª coverethª° us: for¹ we have sinnedª° against the LORDª our God,ª we¹ and our fathers,ª from our youthª¹ even unto¹ this¹ day,ª and have not¹ obeyedª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 3:24-25} + "Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,ª they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither²¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ they shall fallª° among them that fall:ª° at the timeª [that] I visitª° them they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 6:15} + "Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,¹ they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ shall they fallª° among them that fall:ª° in the timeª of their visitationª they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:12} + "Surely¹ after² that¹ I was turned,ª° I repented;ª° and after² that¹ I was instructed,ª° I smoteª° upon¹ [my] thigh:ª I was ashamed,ª° yea, even¹ confounded,ª° because¹ I did bearª° the reproachª of my youth.ª" {Jer 31:19} + "That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:63} + "O Lord,ª righteousnessª [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusionª of faces,ª as at this¹ day;ª to the menª of Judah,ª and to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and unto all¹ Israel,ª [that are] near,ª and [that are] far off,ª through all¹ the countriesª whither¹¹ thou hast drivenª° them, because of their trespassª that¹ they have trespassedª° against thee. ... O Lord,²¹ to us [belongeth] confusionª of face,ª to our kings,ª to our princes,ª and to our fathers,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against thee." {Dan 9:7-8} + "Whatª² fruitª¹ had¹ ye²° thenª inª those things whereofª ye are²° now² ashamed?ª°¹ forª the¹ endª of those thingsª [is] death.ª" {Rom 6:21}
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