- The boar:
- This wild boar, chazir, is the parent stock of our domestic hog. He is much smaller, but stronger, and more undaunted, colour, an iron grey inclining to black; snout, longer than that of the common breed. Ears comparatively short; tusks, very formidable; and habits, fierce and savage. He is particularly destructive to corn-fields and vineyards. "Now it came to pass¹ in the thirdª yearª of Hosheaª sonª of Elahª kingª of Israel,ª [that] Hezekiahª the sonª of Ahazª kingª of Judahª began to reign.ª° ... And it came to pass,¹ as he¹ was worshippingª° in the houseª of Nisrochª his god,ª that Adrammelechª and Sharezerª his sonsª smoteª° him with the sword:ª and they¹ escapedª° into the landª of Armenia.ª And Esarhaddonª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹" {2Kg 18:1-19:37} + "In his daysª Nebuchadnezzarª kingª of Babylonª came up,ª° and Jehoiakimª became¹ his servantª threeª years:ª then he turnedª° and rebelledª° against him. ... And his allowanceª [was] a continualª allowanceª givenª° him of¹¹ the king,ª a dailyª rateª for every day,ª all¹ the daysª of his life.ª" {2Kg 24:1-25:30} + "Afterª these¹ things,ª and the establishmentª thereof, Sennacheribª kingª of Assyriaª came,ª° and enteredª° into Judah,ª and encampedª° against¹ the fencedª° cities,ª and thoughtª° to winª° them for¹ himself. ... And Hezekiahª sleptª° with¹ his fathers,ª and they buriedª° him in the chiefestª of the sepulchresª of the sonsª of David:ª and all¹ Judahª and the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª did¹ him²° honourª at his death.ª And Manassehª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹" {2Ch 32:1-33} + "Then the peopleª of the landª tookª°¹ Jehoahazª the sonª of Josiah,ª and made him kingª° in his father's² stead¹¹ in Jerusalem.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª All¹ the kingdomsª of the earthª hath the LORDª Godª of heavenª givenª° me; and he¹ hath chargedª°¹ me to buildª° him an houseª in Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah.ª Who¹ [is there] among you of all¹¹ his people?ª The LORDª his Godª [be] with¹ him, and let him go up.ª°" {2Ch 36:1-23} + "The lionª is come upª° from his thicket,ª¹ and the destroyerª° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª° he is gone forthª° from his placeª¹ to makeª° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 4:7} + "In the ninthª yearª of Zedekiahª kingª of Judah,ª in the tenthª month,ª cameª° Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª and all¹ his armyª against¹ Jerusalem,ª and they besiegedª° it. ... And all¹ the princesª of the kingª of Babylonª came in,ª° and satª° in the middleª gate,ª [even] Nergalsharezer,ª Samgarnebo,ª Sarsechim,ª Rabsaris,ª Nergalsharezer,ª Rabmag,ª with all¹ the residueª of the princesª of the kingª of Babylon.ª" {Jer 39:1-3} + "Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylonª hath devouredª° me, he hath crushedª° me, he hath madeª° me an emptyª vessel,ª he hath swallowed me upª° like a dragon,ª he hath filledª° his bellyª with my delicates,ª¹ he hath cast me out.ª°" {Jer 51:34} + "Then the cityª was broken up,ª° and all¹ the men²¹ of warª fled,ª° and went forthª° out of the cityª¹ by nightª by the wayª of the gateª between¹ the two walls,ª which¹ [was] by¹ the king'sª garden;ª (now the Chaldeansª [were] by¹ the cityª round about:)ª and they went²°¹ by the wayª of the plain.ª" {Jer 52:7} + "Now in the fifthª month,ª in the tenthª [day] of the month,ª which¹ [was] the nineteenthªª² yearª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª cameª° Nebuzaradan,ª captainª of the guard,ª [which] servedªª° the kingª of Babylon,ª into Jerusalem,ª ... And all¹ the armyª of the Chaldeans,ª that¹ [were] with¹ the captainª of the guard,ª brake downª° all¹ the wallsª of Jerusalemª round about.ª" {Jer 52:12-14}
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