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- "For¹ the headª of Syriaª [is] Damascus,ª and the headª of Damascusª [is] Rezin;ª and within¹ threescoreª and fiveª yearsª shall Ephraimª be broken,²°¹ that it be not a people.ª¹" {Isa 7:8} + "For¹ before¹ the childª shall knowª° to refuseª° the evil,ª and chooseª° the good,ª the landª that¹ thou¹ abhorrestª° shall be² forsakenª° of bothª her kings.ª" {Isa 7:16} + "For¹ before¹ the childª shall have knowledgeª° to cry,ª° My father,ª and my mother,ª¹ the richesª of Damascusª and the spoilª of Samariaª shall be taken awayª° beforeª the kingª of Assyria.ª" {Isa 8:4} + "[Is] not¹ Calnoª as Carchemish?ª [is] not¹ Hamathª as Arpad?ª [is] not¹ Samariaª as Damascus?ª" {Isa 10:9} + "And the kingª of Assyriaª hearkenedª° unto¹ him: for the kingª of Assyriaª went upª° against¹ Damascus,ª and tookª° it, and carried [the people of] it captiveª° to Kir,ª and slewª° Rezin.ª" {2Kg 16:9} + "In the ninthª yearª of Hosheaª the kingª of Assyriaª tookª°¹ Samaria,ª and carried²° Israel² awayª°¹¹ into Assyria,ª and placedª° them in Halahª and in Haborª [by] the riverª of Gozan,ª and in the citiesª of the Medes.ª" {2Kg 17:6} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ him, Callª° his nameª Jezreel;ª for¹ yet¹ a littleª [while], and I will avengeª°¹ the bloodª of Jezreelª upon¹ the houseª of Jehu,ª and will cause to ceaseª° the kingdomª of the houseª of Israel.ª" {Hsa 1:4} + "And she conceived¹ again,²°¹ and bareª° a daughter.ª And [God] saidª° unto him, Callª° her nameª Loruhamah:ª° for¹ I will no¹ moreª°¹ have mercy²° upon¹¹ the houseª of Israel;ª but¹ I will utterly²° take them away.ª°" {Hsa 1:6} + "For¹ the childrenª of Israelª shall abideª° manyª daysª without¹ a king,ª and without¹ a prince,ª and without¹ a sacrifice,ª and without¹ an image,ª and without¹ an ephod,ª and [without] teraphim:ª" {Hsa 3:4} + "When Ephraimª sawª°¹ his sickness,ª and Judahª [saw]¹ his wound,ª then went²°¹ Ephraimª to¹ the Assyrian,ª and sentª° to¹ kingª Jareb:ª°²° yet couldª° he¹ not¹ healª° you, nor¹ cureª°¹ you of your wound.ª ... For¹ I¹ [will be] unto Ephraimª as a lion,ª and as a young lionª to the houseª of Judah:ª I,¹ [even] I,¹ will tearª° and go away;²°¹ I will take away,ª° and none¹ shall rescueª° [him]." {Hsa 5:13-14} + "Israelª is swallowed up:ª° now¹ shall they be¹ among the Gentilesª as a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure.ª" {Hsa 8:8} + "Ephraimª is smitten,ª° their rootª is dried up,ª° they shall bearª° no¹ fruit:ª yea,¹ though¹ they bring forth,ª° yet will I slayª° [even] the belovedª [fruit] of their womb.ª ... My Godª will cast them away,ª° because¹ they did not¹ hearkenª° unto him: and they shall be¹ wanderersª° among the nations.ª" {Hsa 9:16-17} + "Therefore shall a tumultª ariseª° among thy people,ª and all¹ thy fortressesª shall be spoiled,ª° as Shalmanª spoiledª Betharbelª in the dayª of battle:ª the motherª was dashed in piecesª° upon¹ [her] children.ª" {Hsa 10:14} + "Therefore I will be¹ unto them as¹ a lion:ª as a leopardª by¹ the wayª will I observeª° [them]: ... I will meetª° them as a bearª [that is] bereavedª [of her whelps], and will rendª° the caulª of their heart,ª and there¹ will I devourª° them like a lion:ª the wildª beastª shall tearª° them." {Hsa 13:7-8} + "Though¹ he¹ be fruitfulª° among¹ [his] brethren,ª an east windª shall come,ª° the windª of the LORDª shall come upª° from the wilderness,ª¹ and his springª shall become dry,ª° and his fountainª shall be dried up:ª° he¹ shall spoilª° the treasureª of all¹ pleasantª vessels.ª ... Samariaª shall become desolate;ª° for¹ she hath rebelledª° against her God:ª they shall fallª° by the sword:ª their infantsª shall be dashed in pieces,ª° and their women with childª shall be ripped up.ª°" {Hsa 13:15-16} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Israel,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they soldª° the righteousª for silver,ª and the poorª for¹ a pair of shoes;ª ... Yet destroyedª° I¹¹ the Amoriteª beforeª¹ them, whose¹ heightª [was] like the heightª of the cedars,ª and he¹ [was] strongª as the oaks;ª yet I destroyedª° his fruitª from above,ª¹ and his rootsª from beneath.¹¹" {Ams 2:6-9} + "Publishª° in¹ the palacesª at Ashdod,ª and in¹ the palacesª in the landª of Egypt,ª and say,ª° Assemble²° yourselves¹ upon¹ the mountainsª of Samaria,ª and beholdª° the greatª tumultsª in the midst²¹ thereof, and the oppressedª in the midst²¹ thereof. ... And I will smiteª° the winterª houseª with¹ the summerª house;ª and the housesª of ivoryª shall perish,ª° and the greatª housesª shall have an end,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 3:9-15} + "Have ye offeredª° unto me sacrificesª and offeringsª in the wildernessª fortyª years,ª O houseª of Israel?ª ... Therefore will I cause you to go into captivityª° beyondª¹ Damascus,ª saithª° the LORD,ª whose nameª [is] The Godª of hosts.ª" {Ams 5:25-27} + "Therefore¹ now¹ shall they go captiveª° with the firstª that go captive,ª° and the banquetª of them that stretchedª° themselves shall be removed.ª° ... For,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª commandeth,ª° and he will smiteª° the greatª houseª with breaches,ª and the littleª houseª with clefts.ª" {Ams 6:7-11} + "They that swearª° by the sinª of Samaria,ª and say,ª° Thy god,ª O Dan,ª liveth;ª and, The mannerª of Beershebaª liveth;ª even they shall fall,ª° and never¹ rise upª° again.¹" {Ams 8:14} + "I sawª°¹ the Lordª standingª° upon¹ the altar:ª and he said,ª° Smiteª° the lintel¹ of the door,² that the postsª may shake:ª° and cutª° them in the head,ª all¹ of them; and I will slayª° the lastª of them with the sword:ª he that fleethª° of them shall not¹ flee away,ª° and he that escapethª of them shall not¹ be delivered.ª° ... All¹ the sinnersª of my peopleª shall dieª° by the sword,ª which say,ª° The evilª shall not¹ overtakeª° nor preventª°¹ us." {Ams 9:1-10} + "And the mountainsª shall be moltenª° under¹ him, and the valleysª shall be cleft,ª° as waxª beforeª¹ the fire,ª [and] as the watersª [that are] poured²° down¹ a steep place.ª ... For¹ her woundª [is] incurable;ª° for¹ it is comeª° unto¹ Judah;ª he is comeª° unto¹ the gateª of my people,ª [even] to¹ Jerusalem.ª" {Mic 1:4-9}
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