- will I give:
- "For¹ he saith,ª° By the strengthª of my handª I have doneª° [it], and by my wisdom;ª for¹ I am prudent:ª° and I have removedª° the boundsª of the people,ª and have robbedª° their treasures,ª°² and I have put downª° the inhabitantsª° like a valiantª² [man]: ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:13-14} + "Hast thou not¹ heardª° long ago,ª¹ [how] I have doneª° it; [and] of ancientª times,ª¹ that I have formedª° it? now¹ have I brought²° it to pass,¹ that thou shouldest be¹ to lay wasteª° defencedª° citiesª [into] ruinousª° heaps.ª ... Therefore their inhabitantsª° [were] of smallª power,ª they were dismayedª° and confounded:ª° they were¹ [as] the grassª of the field,ª and [as] the greenª herb,ª [as] the grassª on the housetops,ª and [as corn] blasted²¹ beforeª it be grown up.ª" {Isa 37:26-27} + "I have raised upª° [one] from the north,ª¹ and he shall come:ª° from the risingª¹ of the sunª shall he callª° upon my name:ª and he shall comeª° upon princesª as¹ [upon] morter,ª and as¹ the potterª° treadethª° clay.ª" {Isa 41:25} + "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° ... I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else,¹ [there is] no¹ Godª besideª me: I girdedª° thee, though thou hast not¹ knownª° me:" {Isa 45:1-5} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "Behold,¹ I will command,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª and cause them to returnª° to¹ this¹ city;ª and they shall fightª° against¹ it, and takeª° it, and burnª° it with fire:ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 34:22} + "Oª thou swordª of the LORD,ª how long¹¹ [will it be] ereª thou be quiet?ª° put up²° thyself¹ into¹ thy scabbard,ª rest,ª° and be still.ª° ... How¹ can it be quiet,ª° seeing the LORDª hath given it a chargeª° against¹ Ashkelon,ª and against¹ the seaª shore?ª there¹ hath he appointedª° it." {Jer 47:6-7}
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