- have they:
- "But the more¹ they afflictedª° them, the moreª they multipliedª° and grew.ª°¹ And they were grievedª° becauseª¹ of the childrenª of Israel.ª ... And they made²°¹ their livesª bitterª° with hardª bondage,ª in morter,ª and in brick,ª and in all manner¹ of serviceª in the field:ª¹ all¹ their service,ª wherein¹ they made them serve,ª° [was] with rigour.ª" {Exd 1:12-14} + "And Pharaohª chargedª° all¹ his people,ª saying,ª° Every¹ sonª that is bornª ye shall castª° into the river,ª and every¹ daughterª ye shall save alive.ª°" {Exd 1:22} + "Ye shall no¹ moreª° giveª° the peopleª strawª to makeª° brick,ª as heretofore:ªª let them¹ go²°¹ and gatherª° strawª for themselves. ... And the officersª° of the childrenª of Israelª did seeª° [that] they [were] in evilª [case], after it was said,ª° Ye shall not¹ minishª° [ought] from your bricksª¹ of your dailyª task.ª" {Exd 5:7-19} + "Whithersoever¹¹ they went out,ª° the handª of the LORDª was¹ against them for evil,ª as¹ the LORDª had said,ª° and as¹ the LORDª had swornª° unto them: and they were greatlyª distressed.ª°" {Jdg 2:15} + "And that¹ yearª they vexedª° and oppressedª°¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª eighteenªª years,ª¹ all¹ the childrenª of Israelª that¹ [were] on the other sideª Jordanª in the landª of the Amorites,ª which¹ [is] in Gilead.ª ... The Zidoniansª also, and the Amalekites,ª and the Maonites,ª did oppressª° you; and ye criedª° to¹ me, and I deliveredª° you out of their hand.ª¹" {Jdg 10:8-12} + "Now there was no¹ smithª foundª° throughout all¹ the landª of Israel:ª for¹ the Philistinesª said,ª° Lest¹ the Hebrewsª makeª° [them] swordsª or¹ spears:ª" {1Sm 13:19} + "Judahª is gone into captivityª° because of affliction,ª¹ and because of greatª¹ servitude:ª she¹ dwellethª° among the heathen,ª she findethª° no¹ rest:ª all¹ her persecutorsª° overtookª° her between¹ the straits.ª" {Lam 1:3}
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