- as with the people:
- "And the mean manª boweth down,ª° and the great manª humblethª° himself: therefore forgiveª° them not.¹" {Isa 2:9} + "The mighty¹ man,² and the manª of war,ª the judge,ª° and the prophet,ª and the prudent,ª° and the ancient,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 3:2-8} + "And the mean manª shall be brought down,ª° and the mighty manª shall be humbled,ª° and the eyesª of the loftyª shall be humbled:ª°" {Isa 5:15} + "Therefore the LORDª will cut offª° from Israelª¹ headª and tail,ª branchª and rush,ª in oneª day.ª ... Therefore¹¹ the Lordª shall have no¹ joyª° in¹ their young men,ª neither¹ shall have mercyª° on their fatherlessª and widows:ª for¹ every one¹ [is] an hypocriteª and an evildoer,ª° and every¹ mouthª speakethª° folly.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched out¹ still.²°¹" {Isa 9:14-17} + "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 ... Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª" {2Ch 36:14-17} + "And them that had escapedª from¹ the swordª carried he awayª° to¹ Babylon;ª where they were¹ servantsª to him and his sonsª until¹ the reignª° of the kingdomª of Persia:ª" {2Ch 36:20} + "O LORD,ª [are] not¹ thine eyesª upon the truth?ª thou hast strickenª° them, but they have not¹ grieved;ª° thou hast consumedª° them, [but] they have refusedª° to receiveª° correction:ª they have made their facesª harderª° than a rock;ª¹ they have refusedª° to return.ª° ... Wherefore¹¹ a lionª out of the forestª¹ shall slayª° them, [and] a wolfª of the eveningsª shall spoilª° them, a leopardª shall watchª° over¹ their cities:ª every one¹ that goeth outª° thence¹¹ shall² be torn in pieces:ª° because¹ their transgressionsª are many,ª° [and] their backslidingsª are increased.ª°" {Jer 5:3-6} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... And I have seenª° follyª in the prophetsª of Samaria;ª they prophesiedª° in Baal,ª and caused¹ my peopleª¹ Israelª to err.ª°" {Jer 23:11-13} + "Then aroseª° Ishmaelª the sonª of Nethaniah,ª and the tenª men²¹ that¹ were¹ with¹ him, and smoteª°¹ Gedaliahª the sonª of Ahikamª the sonª of Shaphanª with the sword,ª and slewª° him, whom¹ the kingª of Babylonª had made governorª° over the land.ª" {Jer 41:2} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª As¹ mine angerª and my furyª hath been poured forthª° upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª so¹ shall my furyª be poured forthª° upon¹ you, when ye shall¹ enter²° into¹ Egypt:ª and ye shall be an execration,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª and a reproach;ª and ye shall seeª°¹ this¹ placeª no¹ more.¹" {Jer 42:18} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will setª° my faceª against you for evil,ª and to cut offª°¹ all¹ Judah.ª ... For I will punishª°¹ them that dwellª° in the landª of Egypt,ª as¹ I have punishedª°¹ Jerusalem,ª by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence:ª" {Jer 44:11-13} + "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 ... In the threeª and twentiethª yearª of Nebuchadrezzarª Nebuzaradanª the captainª of the guardª carried away captiveª° of the Jewsª sevenª hundredª fortyª and fiveª persons:ª all¹ the personsª [were] fourª thousandª and sixª hundred.ª" {Jer 52:24-30} + "For the sinsª¹ of her prophets,ª [and] the iniquitiesª of her priests,ª that have shedª° the bloodª of the justª in the midstª of her," {Lam 4:13} + "Princesª are hanged upª° by their hand:ª the facesª of eldersª were not¹ honoured.ª° ... The eldersª have ceasedª° from the gate,ª¹ the young menª from their musick.ª¹" {Lam 5:12-14} + "The timeª is come,ª° the dayª draweth near:ª° let not¹ the buyerª° rejoice,ª° nor¹ the sellerª° mourn:ª° for¹ wrathª [is] upon¹ all¹ the multitudeª thereof. ... For¹ the sellerª° shall not¹ returnª° to¹ that which is sold,ª although they were yet¹ alive:ª for¹ the visionª [is] touching¹ the whole¹ multitudeª thereof, [which] shall not¹ return;ª° neither¹ shall anyª strengthen²° himself¹ in the iniquityª of his life.ª" {Ezk 7:12-13} + "And I will setª° my faceª against that¹ man,ª and will make²°¹ him a signª and a proverb,ª and I will cut him offª° from the midstª¹ of my people;ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª ... And they shall bearª° the punishment of their iniquity:ª the punishmentª of the prophetª shall be¹ even as the punishmentª of him that seekethª° [unto him];" {Ezk 14:8-10} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹ ... O Lord,²¹ to us [belongeth] confusionª of face,ª to our kings,ª to our princes,ª and to our fathers,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against thee." {Dan 9:5-8} + "And there shall be,¹ like people,ª like priest:ª and I will punishª°¹ them for their ways,ª and rewardª° them their doings.ª" {Hsa 4:9} + "Knowingª° thatª whatsoeverªªª good thingª any manª doeth,ª° the sameª shall he receiveª° ofª the¹ Lord,ª whetherª [he be] bondª orª free.ª ... And,ª ye masters,ª doª° the¹ same thingsª untoª them,ª forbearingª° threatening:ª knowingª° thatª yourª² Masterª alsoª isª° inª heaven;ª neitherªª is¹ there²° respect of personsª withª him.ª" {Eph 6:8-9}
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