- thy rulers:
- "For,¹ behold,¹ the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª doth take awayª° from Jerusalemª¹ and from Judahª¹ the stayª and the staff,ª the whole¹ stayª of bread,ª and the wholeª stayª of water,ª ... For¹ Jerusalemª is ruined,ª° and Judahª is fallen:ª° because¹ their tongueª and their doingsª [are] against¹ the LORD,ª to provokeª° the eyesª of his glory.ª" {Isa 3:1-8} + "And the cityª was broken up,ª° and all¹ the men²¹ of warª [fled] by nightª by the wayª of the gateª between¹ two walls,ª which¹ [is] by¹ the king'sª garden:ª (now the Chaldeesª [were] against¹ the cityª round about:)ª and [the king] went²°¹ the wayª toward the plain.ª ... And they slewª° the sonsª of Zedekiahª before his eyes,ª and put outª°¹ the eyesª of Zedekiah,ª and boundª° him with fetters² of brass,ª and carriedª° him to Babylon.ª" {2Kg 25:4-7} + "And the captainª of the guardª tookª°¹ Seraiahª the chiefª priest,ª and Zephaniahª the secondª priest,ª and the threeª keepersª° of the door:ª ... And the kingª of Babylonª smoteª° them, and slewª° them at Riblahª in the landª of Hamath.ª So Judahª was carried awayª° out of¹¹ their land.ª" {2Kg 25:18-21} + "And it came to pass,¹ [that] when¹ Zedekiahª the kingª of Judahª sawª° them, and all¹ the men²¹ of war,ª then they fled,ª° and went forthª° out of¹ the cityª by night,ª by the wayª of the king'sª garden,ª by the gateª betwixt¹ the two walls:ª and he went outª° the wayª of the plain.ª ... Moreover he put outª° Zedekiah's²¹ eyes,ª and boundª° him with chains,ª to carryª° him to Babylon.ª" {Jer 39:4-7} + "And the captainª of the guardª tookª°¹ Seraiahª the chiefª priest,ª and Zephaniahª the secondª priest,ª and the threeª keepersª° of the door:ª ... And the kingª of Babylonª smoteª° them, and put them to deathª° in Riblahª in the land²¹ of Hamath.ª Thus Judahª was carried away captiveª° out of¹¹ his own land.²¹" {Jer 52:24-27}
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