- we hanged:
- Willows were so plentiful at Babylon, on the banks of the Euphrates, that Isaiah calls it "the brook or river of willows." "Praiseª° the LORDª with harp:ª singª° unto him with the psalteryª [and] an instrument of ten strings.ª" {Psa 33:2} + "Takeª° a psalm,ª and bringª° hither the timbrel,ª the pleasantª harpª with¹ the psaltery.ª" {Psa 81:2} + "The mirthª of tabretsª ceaseth,ª° the noiseª of them that rejoiceª endeth,ª° the joyª of the harpª ceaseth.ª°" {Isa 24:8} + "And I will cause the noiseª of thy songsª to cease;ª° and the soundª of thy harpsª shall be no¹ more¹ heard.ª°" {Ezk 26:13} + "And I will turnª° your feastsª into mourning,ª and all¹ your songsª into lamentation;ª and I will bring upª° sackclothª upon¹ all¹ loins,ª and baldnessª upon¹ every¹ head;ª and I will makeª° it as the mourningª of an onlyª [son], and the endª thereof as a bitterª day.ª" {Ams 8:10} + "Andª the voiceª of harpers,ª andª musicians,ª andª of pipers,ª andª trumpeters,ª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª and² noª² craftsman,ª of whatsoeverª craftª [he be], shall be foundª° any moreª¹ inª thee;ª andª the soundª of a millstoneª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª" {Rev 18:22}
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