- the contempt:
- "But [as for] the mightyª man,ª he had the earth;ª and the honourable manªª° dweltª° in it." {Job 22:8} + "[How much less to him] that¹ acceptethª° not¹ the personsª of princes,ª nor¹ regardethª° the richª more thanª the poor?ª for¹ they all¹ [are] the workª of his hands.ª" {Job 34:19} + "And he saidª° unto them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª Putª° every manª his swordª by¹ his side,ª [and] go²° in¹ and outª° from gateª¹ to gateª throughout the camp,ª and slayª° every manª¹ his brother,ª and every manª¹ his companion,ª and every manª¹ his neighbour.ª" {Exd 32:27} + "Now the nameª of the Israeliteª¹ that was slain,ª° [even] that¹ was slainª° with¹ the Midianitish woman,ª [was] Zimri,ª the sonª of Salu,ª a princeª of a chiefª houseª among the Simeonites.ª ... And the nameª of the Midianitishª womanª that was slainª° [was] Cozbi,ª the daughterª of Zur;ª he¹ [was] headª over a people,ª [and] of a chiefª houseª in Midian.ª" {Num 25:14-15} + "Then I consultedª° with¹ myself,ª and I rebukedª°¹ the nobles,ª and the rulers,ª and saidª° unto them, Ye¹ exactª°°°²°² usury,ª every oneª of his brother.ª And I setª° a greatª assemblyª against¹ them." {Neh 5:7} + "And beforeª this,¹¹ Eliashibª the priest,ª having the oversightª° of the chamberª of the houseª of our God,ª [was] alliedª unto Tobiah:ª ... And it grieved²°¹ me sore:ª therefore I cast forthª°¹ all¹ the householdª stuffª of Tobiahª out¹ of²¹ the chamber.ª" {Neh 13:4-8} + "And [one] of the sonsª¹ of Joiada,ª the sonª of Eliashibª the highª priest,ª [was] son in lawª to Sanballatª the Horonite:ª therefore I chasedª° him from¹¹ me." {Neh 13:28} + "Whereforeª henceforthªª knowª° weª no manª afterª the flesh:ª yea,ª thoughª we have knownª° Christª afterª the flesh,ª yetª nowª henceforth²° know¹ we²° [him] no more.ª" {2Co 5:16}
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