- the walls:
- "And saidª° unto the king,ª Let the kingª liveª° for ever:ª why¹ should not¹ my countenanceª be sad,²°¹ when¹ the city,ª the placeª of my fathers'ª sepulchres,ª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are consumedª° with fire?ª" {Neh 2:3} + "Then saidª° I unto¹ them, Ye¹ seeª° the distressª that¹ we¹ [are] in, how¹ Jerusalemª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are burnedª° with fire:ª come,²°¹ and let us build upª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª that we be¹ no¹ more¹ a reproach.ª" {Neh 2:17} + "And they saidª° unto me, The remnantª° that¹ are leftª° of¹ the captivityª there¹ in the provinceª [are] in greatª afflictionª and reproach:ª the wallª of Jerusalemª also [is] broken down,ª° and the gatesª thereof are burnedª° with fire.ª" {Neh 1:3} + "Go ye upª° upon her walls,ª and destroy;ª° but makeª° not¹ a full end:ª take awayª° her battlements;ª for¹ they¹ [are] not¹ the LORD'S.ª" {Jer 5:10}
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