"A scornerª° lovethª° not¹ one that reprovethª° him: neither¹ will he go²°¹ unto¹ the wise.ª" {Prv 15:12} + "Behold¹ now,¹ I have twoª daughtersª which¹ have not¹ knownª° man;ª let me, I pray you,¹ bring them outª°¹ unto¹ you, and doª° ye to them as [is] goodª in your eyes:ª only¹ unto theseª men²¹ doª° nothing;ªª for¹ therefore¹¹ cameª° they under the shadowª of my roof.ª ... And they said,ª° Standª° back.ª And they saidª° [again], This oneª [fellow] came inª° to sojourn,ª° and he will needs²° be a judge:ª° now¹ will we deal worseª° with thee, than¹ with them. And they pressedª° soreª upon the man,ª [even] Lot,ª and came nearª° to breakª° the door.ª" {Gen 19:8-9} + "And it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª sawª°¹ Elijah,ª that Ahabª saidª° unto¹ him, [Art] thou¹ he that¹ troublethª° Israel?ª" {1Kg 18:17} + "And Ahabª saidª° to¹ Elijah,ª Hast thou foundª° me, O mine enemy?ª° And he answered,ª° I have foundª° [thee]: because¹ thou hast soldª° thyself to workª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {1Kg 21:20} + "But Zedekiahª the sonª of Chenaanahª went near,ª° and smoteª°¹ Micaiahª on¹ the cheek,ª and said,ª° Which¹ way²¹ wentª° the Spiritª of the LORDª from¹¹ me to speakª° unto¹ thee?" {1Kg 22:24} + "And say,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the king,ª Putª°¹ this¹ [fellow] in the prison,ªª and feedª° him with breadª of afflictionª and with waterª of affliction,ª until¹ I comeª° in peace.ª" {1Kg 22:27} + "And the Spiritª of Godª came²° upon¹¹ Zechariahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª the priest,ª which stoodª° above¹¹ the people,ª and saidª° unto them, Thus¹ saithª° God,ª Why¹ transgressª° ye¹¹ the commandmentsª of the LORD,ª that ye cannot¹ prosper?ª° because¹ ye have forsakenª° the LORD,ª he hath also forsakenª°¹ you. ... Thus Joashª the kingª rememberedª° not¹ the kindnessª which¹ Jehoiadaª his fatherª had doneª° to¹ him, but slewª°¹ his son.ª And when he died,²¹ he said,ª° The LORDª look²° upon¹ [it], and requireª° [it]." {2Ch 24:20-22} + "Wherefore the angerª of the LORDª was kindledª° against Amaziah,ª and he sentª° unto¹ him a prophet,ª which saidª° unto him, Why¹ hast thou sought²° after¹¹ the godsª of the people,ª which¹ could not¹ deliverª°¹ their own peopleª out of thine hand?ª¹ ... And it came to pass,¹ as he talkedª° with¹ him, that [the king] saidª° unto him, Art thou madeª° of the king'sª counsel?ª° forbear;ª° why¹ shouldest thou be smitten?ª° Then the prophetª forbare,ª° and said,ª° I knowª° that¹ Godª hath determinedª° to destroyª° thee, because¹ thou hast doneª° this,¹ and hast not¹ hearkenedª° unto my counsel.ª" {2Ch 25:15-16} + "But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª" {2Ch 36:16} |