- which smote:
- "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} + "Shall the axeª boast²° itself¹ against¹ him that hewethª° therewith? [or] shall the sawª magnify²° itself¹ against¹ him that shakethª° it? as if the rodª should shake²° [itself] against¹¹ them that lift it up,ª° [or] as if the staffª should lift upª° [itself, as if it were] no¹ wood.ª" {Isa 10:15} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts,ª O my peopleª that dwellestª° in Zion,ª be not¹ afraidª° of the Assyrian:ª¹ he shall smiteª° thee with a rod,ª and shall lift upª° his staffª against¹ thee, after the mannerª of Egypt.ª" {Isa 10:24} + "Arise,ª° O LORD,ª disappointª°¹ him,² cast him down:ª° deliverª° my soulª from the wicked,ª¹ [which is] thy sword:ª ... From menª¹ [which are] thy hand,ª O LORD,ª from menª¹ of the world,ª¹ [which have] their portionª in [this] life,ª and whose bellyª thou fillestª° with thy hid²¹ [treasure]: they are fullª° of children,ª and leave²°¹ the restª of their [substance] to their babes.ª" {Psa 17:13-14} + "As for such as turn asideª° unto their crooked ways,ª the LORDª shall lead them forth²°¹ with¹ the workersª° of iniquity:ª [but] peaceª [shall be] upon¹ Israel.ª" {Psa 125:5} + "And this¹ [man] shall be¹ the peace,ª when¹ the Assyrianª shall comeª° into our land:ª and when¹ he shall treadª° in our palaces,ª then shall we raiseª° against¹ him sevenª shepherds,ª° and eightª principalª men.ª ... And they shall waste²°¹¹ the landª of Assyriaª with the sword,ª and the landª of Nimrodª in the entrancesª thereof: thus shall he deliverª° [us] from¹ the Assyrian,ª when¹ he comethª° into our land,ª and when¹ he treadethª° within our borders.ª" {Mic 5:5-6}
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