- To hear:
- "Let the sighingª of the prisonerª comeª° beforeª thee; according to the greatnessª of thy powerª preserveª° thou those that are appointedª to die;ª" {Psa 79:11} + "Which executethª° judgmentª for the oppressed:ª° which givethª° foodª to the hungry.ª The LORDª loosethª° the prisoners:ª°" {Psa 146:7} + "And it came to pass¹ in process²² of time,ª¹¹ that the kingª of Egyptª died:ª° and the childrenª of Israelª sighedª° by reason ofª the bondage,ª and they cried,ª° and their cryª came upª° unto¹ Godª by reason of¹ the bondage.ª ... And Godª looked²° upon¹¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and Godª had respectª° unto [them]." {Exd 2:23-25} + "And the LORDª said,ª° I have surely²° seenª°¹ the afflictionª of my peopleª which¹ [are] in Egypt,ª and have heardª° their cryª by reason² of¹¹ their taskmasters;ª° for¹ I knowª°¹ their sorrows;ª" {Exd 3:7} + "And Jehoahazª besoughtª°¹ the LORD,ª¹ and the LORDª hearkenedª° unto²¹ him: for¹ he sawª°¹ the oppressionª of Israel,ª because¹ the kingª of Syriaª oppressedª° them." {2Kg 13:4} + "But Hazaelª kingª of Syriaª oppressedª°¹ Israelª all¹ the daysª of Jehoahaz.ª ... And the LORDª was graciousª° unto them, and had compassion²° on¹ them, and had respectª° unto¹ them, because¹ of² his covenantª with¹ Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob,ª and wouldª° not¹ destroyª° them, neither¹ castª° he them from¹¹ his presenceª as¹ yet.²¹" {2Kg 13:22-23} + "Menª groanª° from out of the city,ª¹ and the soulª of the woundedª crieth out:ª° yet Godª layethª° not¹ follyª [to them]." {Job 24:12} + "[That] madeª° the worldª as a wilderness,ª and destroyedª° the citiesª thereof; [that] openedª° not¹ the houseª of his prisoners?ª" {Isa 14:17} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "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° ... The violenceª done to me and to my fleshª [be] upon¹ Babylon,ª shall the inhabitantª° of Zionª say;ª° and my bloodª upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldea,ª shall Jerusalemª say.ª°" {Jer 51:34-35} + "Rejoiceª° greatly,ª O daughterª of Zion;ª shout,ª° O daughterª of Jerusalem:ª behold,¹ thy Kingª comethª° unto thee: he¹ [is] just,ª and having salvation;ª° lowly,ª and ridingª° upon¹ an ass,ª and upon¹ a coltª the foalª of an ass.ª ... Turnª° you to the strong hold,ª ye prisonersª of hope:ª even¹ to dayª do I declareª° [that] I will renderª° doubleª unto thee;" {Zch 9:9-12}
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