"He devisethª° mischiefª upon¹ his bed;ª he setteth²° himself¹ in¹ a wayª [that is] not¹ good;ª he abhorrethª° not¹ evil.ª" {Psa 36:4} + "There¹ are the workersª° of iniquityª fallen:ª° they are cast down,ª° and shall not¹ be ableª° to rise.ª°" {Psa 36:12} + "The wickedª plottethª° against the just,ª and gnashethª° upon¹ him with his teeth.ª ... The Lordª shall laughª° at him: for¹ he seethª° that¹ his dayª is coming.ª°" {Psa 37:12-13} + "And Davidª knewª° that¹ Saulª secretly practisedª° mischiefª against¹ him; and he saidª° to¹ Abiatharª the priest,ª Bring hitherª° the ephod.ª" {1Sm 23:9} + "The LORDª judgeª° between¹ me and thee, and the LORDª avengeª° me of¹ thee: but mine handª shall not¹ be¹ upon thee. ... As¹ saithª° the proverbª of the ancients,ª Wickednessª proceedethª° from the wicked:ª¹ but mine handª shall not¹ be¹ upon thee." {1Sm 24:12-13} + "Davidª saidª° furthermore,¹¹ [As] the LORDª liveth,ª the LORDª shall smiteª° him; or¹ his dayª shall comeª° to die;ª° or¹ he shall descendª° into battle,ª and perish.ª°" {1Sm 26:10} + "Moreover¹ the LORDª will also deliverª°¹ Israelª with¹ thee into the handª of the Philistines:ª and to morrowª [shalt] thou¹ and thy sonsª [be] with¹ me: the LORDª also¹ shall deliverª°¹ the hostª of Israelª into the handª of the Philistines.ª" {1Sm 28:19} + "And the battleª went soreª° against¹ Saul,ª and the archersª°²²¹ hitª° him; and he was soreª woundedª° of the archers.ª°²²¹ ... Then saidª° Saulª unto his armourbearer,ªª° Drawª° thy sword,ª and thrust me throughª° therewith; lest¹ these¹ uncircumcisedª comeª° and thrust me through,ª° and abuseª° me. But his armourbearerªª° wouldª° not;¹ for¹ he was soreª afraid.ª° Therefore Saulª tookª°¹ a sword,ª and fellª° upon¹ it." {1Sm 31:3-4} + "And the LORDª shall returnª°¹ his bloodª upon¹ his own head,ª who¹ fellª° upon twoª men²¹ more righteousª and betterª than¹ he, and slewª° them with the sword,ª my fatherª Davidª not¹ knowingª° [thereof, to wit],¹ Abnerª the sonª of Ner,ª captainª of the hostª of Israel,ª and Amasaª the sonª of Jether,ª captainª of the hostª of Judah.ª" {1Kg 2:32} + "But when [Esther] cameª° beforeª the king,ª he commandedª° by¹ lettersª that his wickedª device,ª which¹ he devisedª° against¹ the Jews,ª should returnª° upon¹ his own head,ª and that he and his sonsª should be hangedª° on¹ the gallows.ª" {Est 9:25} + "Behold,¹ I will corruptª°¹ your seed,ª and spreadª° dungª upon¹ your faces,ª [even] the dungª of your solemn feasts;ª and [one] shall take you awayª°¹ with¹ it. ... My covenantª was¹ with¹ him of lifeª and peace;ª and I gaveª° them to him [for] the fearª wherewith he fearedª° me, and was afraidª° beforeª¹ my name.ª" {Mal 2:3-5} |