"Why¹¹ should ye be strickenª° any more?¹ ye will revoltª more and more:ª° the whole¹ headª is sick,ª and the whole¹ heartª faint.ª" {Isa 1:5} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... 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 36:14-16} + "In vainª have I smittenª°¹ your children;ª they receivedª° no¹ correction:ª your own swordª hath devouredª° your prophets,ª like a destroyingª° lion.ª ... O generation,ª seeª° ye¹ the wordª of the LORD.ª Have I been¹ a wildernessª unto Israel?ª a landª of darkness?ª wherefore¹ sayª° my people,ª We are lords;ª° we will comeª° no¹ more¹ unto¹ thee?" {Jer 2:30-31} + "The bellowsª are burned,ª° the leadª is consumedª° of the fire;ª²¹ the founderª° meltethª° in vain:ª for the wickedª are not¹ plucked away.ª° ... Reprobateª° silverª shall [men] callª° them, because¹ the LORDª hath rejectedª° them." {Jer 6:29-30} + "In thy filthinessª [is] lewdness:ª because¹ I have purgedª° thee, and thou wast not¹ purged,ª° thou shalt not¹ be purgedª° from thy filthinessª¹ any more,¹ till¹ I have caused¹ my furyª to restª° upon thee." {Ezk 24:13} + "O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª [thou] that killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them which are sentª° untoª thee,ª how oftenª would¹ I²° have gathered²° thy²² children² together,ª°¹¹ even asª¹ a henª gatherethª° herª chickensª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª" {Mtt 23:37} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª ... Andª he kneeled down,ªª° and criedª° with a loudª voice,ª Lord,ª layª° notª thisª sinª to their² charge.¹ Andª when he had saidª° this,ª he fell asleep.ª°" {Act 7:51-60} |