- testify:
- "Now¹ therefore writeª°¹ ye this¹ songª for you, and teachª° it¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª putª° it in their mouths,ª that¹ this¹ songª may be¹ a witnessª for me against the childrenª of Israel.ª ... And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ manyª evilsª and troublesª are befallenª° them, that this¹ songª shall testifyª° againstª them as a witness;ª for¹ it shall not¹ be forgottenª° out of the mouthsª¹ of their seed:ª for¹ I knowª°¹ their imaginationª which¹ they¹ go about,ª° even now,ª before¹ I have broughtª° them into¹ the landª which¹ I sware.ª°" {Deu 31:19-21} + "Yet the LORDª testifiedª° against Israel,ª and against Judah,ª byª all¹ the prophets,ª [and by] all¹ the seers,ª saying,ª° Turnª° ye from your evil² ways,ª¹¹ and keepª° my commandmentsª [and] my statutes,ª according to all¹ the lawª which¹ I commandedª°¹ your fathers,ª and which¹ I sentª° to¹ you byª my servantsª the prophets.ª" {2Kg 17:13} + "And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª° ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearª°¹ them, and testifiedstª° against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ª° therefore gavestª° thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:29-30} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5}
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