- persecuted:
- "The wickedª in [his] prideª doth persecuteª° the poor:ª let them be takenª° in the devicesª thatª they have imagined.ª°" {Psa 10:2} + "Thou hast seenª° [it]; for¹ thou¹ beholdestª° mischiefª and spite,ª to requiteª° [it] with thy hand:ª the poorª committethª° himself unto¹ thee; thou¹ art¹ the helperª° of the fatherless.ª" {Psa 10:14} + "And they saidª° oneª to¹ another,ª We¹ [are] verilyª guiltyª concerning¹ our brother,ª in thatª we sawª° the anguishª of his soul,ª when he besoughtª°¹ us, and we would not¹ hear;ª° therefore¹¹ is this¹ distressª comeª° upon¹ us." {Gen 42:21} + "How long¹¹ will ye vexª° my soul,ª and break²° me in pieces¹ with words?ª ... These¹ tenª timesª have ye reproachedª° me: ye are not¹ ashamedª° [that] ye make yourselves strangeª° to me." {Job 19:2-3} + "Have pity²° upon¹ me, have pity²° upon¹ me, O ye¹ my friends;ª for¹ the handª of Godª hath touchedª° me. ... Why¹ do ye persecuteª° me as¹ God,ª and are not¹ satisfiedª° with my flesh?ª¹" {Job 19:21-22} + "Andª they crucifiedª° him,ª and partedª° hisª garments,ª castingª° lots:ª thatª it might be fulfilledª° which² was spokenª° byª the¹ prophet,ª They partedª° myª garmentsª among them,ª andª uponª myª vestureª did they castª° lots.ª ... Andª aboutª the¹ ninthª hourª Jesusª criedª° with a loudª voice,ª saying,ª° Eli,ª Eli,ª lamaª sabachthani?ª that²° is to say,¹ Myª God,ª myª God,ª whyª hast thou forsakenª° me?ª" {Mtt 27:35-46}
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