- the Preacher:
- "I¹ the Preacherª was¹ kingª over¹ Israelª in Jerusalem.ª" {Ecc 1:12} + "Behold,ª° this¹ have I found,ª° saithª° the preacher,ª [counting] oneª by one,ª to find outª° the account:ª" {Ecc 7:27} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the preacher;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª ... The preacherª soughtª° to find outª° acceptableª words:ª and [that which was] writtenª° [was] upright,ª [even] wordsª of truth.ª" {Ecc 12:8-10} + "And thou hast also¹ appointedª° prophetsª to preachª° of¹ thee at Jerusalem,ª saying,ª° [There is] a kingª in Judah:ª and now¹ shall it be reportedª° to the kingª according to these¹ words.ª Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, and let us take counselª° together.ª" {Neh 6:7} + "I have preachedª° righteousnessª in the greatª congregation:ª lo,¹ I have not¹ refrainedª° my lips,ª O LORD,ª thou¹ knowest.ª°" {Psa 40:9} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª°" {Isa 61:1} + "Arise,ª° go²°¹ unto¹ Nineveh,ª that greatª city,ª and preachª° unto¹ it¹ the preachingª that¹ I¹ bidª°¹ thee." {Jna 3:2} + "Andª sparedª° notª the oldª world,ª butª savedª° Noahª the eighthª [person], a preacherª of righteousness,ª bringing inª° the floodª upon the worldª of the ungodly;ª" {2Pe 2:5}
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