"Rejoiceª° not¹ thou, whole¹ Palestina,ª because¹ the rodª of him that¹ smoteª° thee is broken:ª° for out of the serpent's² rootª¹¹ shall come forthª° a cockatrice,ª and his fruitª [shall be] a fiery²° flying²° serpent.ª¹" {Isa 14:29} + "For¹ thou hast brokenª°¹ the yokeª of his burden,ª and the staffª of his shoulder,ª the rodª of his oppressor,ª° as in the dayª of Midian.ª" {Isa 9:4} + "O² Assyrian,ª the rodª of mine anger,ª and the staffª in their handª is mine indignation.ª" {Isa 10:5} + "For¹ the rodª of the wickedª shall not¹ restª° upon¹ the lotª of the righteous;ª lestª¹ the righteousª put forthª° their handsª unto iniquity.ª" {Psa 125:3} + "Moabª is spoiled,ª° and gone upª° [out of] her cities,ª and his chosenª young menª are gone downª° to the slaughter,ª saithª° the King,ª whose nameª [is] the LORDª of hosts.ª ... All¹ ye that are aboutª him, bemoanª° him; and all¹ ye that knowª° his name,ª say,ª° How¹ is the strongª staffª broken,ª° [and] the beautifulª rod!ª" {Jer 48:15-17} |