- that sow:
- "By¹ the riversª of Babylon,ª there¹ we sat down,ª° yea,¹ we wept,ª° when we rememberedª°¹ Zion.ª" {Psa 137:1} + "And in that¹ dayª thou shalt say,ª° O LORD,ª I will praiseª° thee: though¹ thou wast angryª° with me, thine angerª is turned away,ª° and thou comfortedstª° me. ... Therefore with joyª shall ye drawª° waterª out of the wellsª¹ of salvation.ª" {Isa 12:1-3} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª ... Then¹ shall the virginª rejoiceª° in the dance,ª both young menª and oldª together:ª for I will turnª° their mourningª into joy,ª and will comfortª° them, and make them rejoiceª° from their sorrow.ª¹" {Jer 31:9-13} + "Let the priests,ª the ministersª° of the LORD,ª weepª° between¹ the porchª and the altar,ª and let them say,ª° Spareª°¹ thy people,ª O LORD,ª and giveª° not¹ thine heritageª to reproach,ª that the heathenª should rule¹ over²° them: wherefore¹ should they sayª° among the people,ª Where¹ [is] their God?ª" {Jol 2:17} + "Be gladª° then, ye childrenª of Zion,ª and rejoiceª° in the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he hath givenª° you¹ the former rainª moderately,ª and he will cause to come downª° for you the rain,ª the former rain,ª and the latter rainª in the firstª [month]." {Jol 2:23} + "Blessedª [are] they that mourn:ª° forª theyª shall be comforted.ª°" {Mtt 5:4} + "Verily,ª verily,ª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª yeª shall weepª° andª lament,ª° butª the¹ worldª shall rejoice:ª° andª yeª shall be sorrowful,ª° butª yourª sorrowª shall be turnedª° intoª joy.ª ... Andª yeª² nowª thereforeª¹ haveª° sorrow:ª butª I will seeª° youª again,ª andª yourª heartª shall rejoice,ª° andª yourª joyª no manª takethª° fromª you.ª" {Jhn 16:20-22} + "Forª thoughª I made²° you² sorryª°¹ withª a letter,ª I do²° notª repent,ª° thoughª I did repent:ª° forª I perceiveª° thatª the¹ sameª epistleª hath made²° you² sorry,ª°¹ though¹ [it were] but² forª a season.ª ... Forª beholdª° thisª selfsame thing,ª that² ye¹ sorrowedª° after² a godly sort,ª¹ whatª carefulnessª it wroughtª° in you,ª yea,ª [what] clearing of yourselves,ª yea,ª [what] indignation,ª yea,ª [what] fear,ª yea,ª [what] vehement desire,ª yea,ª [what] zeal,ª yea,ª [what] revenge!ª Inª allª [things] ye have approvedª° yourselvesª to beª° clearª inª this matter.ª" {2Co 7:8-11}
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