- salvation:
- or, victory, "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ª° to subdueª° nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseª° the loinsª of kings,ª to openª° beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ª° ... That¹ they may knowª° from the risingª¹ of the sun,ª and from the west,ª¹ that¹ [there is] noneª besideª me. I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else.¹" {Isa 45:1-6} + "And now¹ have I¹ givenª°¹ all¹ these¹ landsª into the handª of Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant;ª and¹ the beastsª of the fieldª have I givenª° him also¹ to serveª° him. ... And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the nationª and kingdomª which¹ will not¹ serveª° the same¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ will not¹ putª°¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª that¹ nationª will I punish,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª with the sword,ª and with the famine,ª and with the pestilence,ª until¹ I have consumedª° them by his hand.ª" {Jer 27:6-8}
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