- Let death:
- etc. Or, rather, "Death shall seize on them; they shall descend quickly into the grave;" which is a prediction of the sudden destruction which befell the ringleaders of this unnatural rebellion. "Consumeª° [them] in wrath,ª consumeª° [them], that they [may] not¹ [be]: and let them knowª° that¹ Godª rulethª° in Jacobª unto the endsª of the earth.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 59:13} + "Let their tableª become¹ a snareª beforeª them: and [that which should have been] for [their] welfare,ª [let it become] a trap.ª ... Let them be blottedª° out of the bookª¹ of the living,ª and not¹ be writtenª° with¹ the righteous.ª" {Psa 69:22-28} + "Setª° thou a wicked manª over¹ him: and let Satanª standª° at¹ his right hand.ª ... [Let] this¹ [be] the rewardª of mine adversariesª° from¹¹ the LORD,ª and of them that speakª° evilª against¹ my soul.ª" {Psa 109:6-20} + "And when Ahithophelª sawª° that¹ his counselª was not¹ followed,ª° he saddledª° [his]¹ ass,ª and arose,ª° and gat¹ him home²° to¹ his house,ª to¹ his city,ª and put¹¹ his householdª in order,²° and hanged²° himself,¹ and died,ª° and was buriedª° in the sepulchreª of his father.ª" {2Sm 17:23} + "And Absalomª metª° the servantsª² of David.ª And Absalomª rodeª° upon¹ a mule,ª and the muleª wentª° under¹ the thick boughsª of a greatª oak,ª and his headª caught holdª° of the oak,ª and he was taken upª° between¹ the heavenª and the earth;ª and the muleª that¹ [was] under¹ him went away.ª°" {2Sm 18:9} + "Then saidª° Joab,ª I may not¹ tarryª° thus¹ with¹ thee.² And he tookª° threeª dartsª in his hand,ª and thrustª° them through the heartª of Absalom,ª while¹ he [was] yet aliveª in the midst¹ of the oak.ª" {2Sm 18:14} + "Andª he cast downª° the¹ pieces of silverª inª the¹ temple,ª and departed,ª° andª wentª° and hanged¹ himself.²°" {Mtt 27:5} + "Nowª² this manª¹ purchasedª° a fieldª withª the¹ rewardª of iniquity;ª andª fallingª° headlong,ª he burst asunderª° in the midst,ª andª allª hisª bowelsª gushed out.ª° ... Forª it is writtenª° inª the bookª of Psalms,ª Let²° hisª habitationª beª° desolate,ª andª let²° no¹ man²¹ dwellª° therein:ªª andª hisª bishoprickª let²° anotherª take.ª°" {Act 1:18-20}
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