"Of a truth,ª LORD,ª the kingsª of Assyriaª have laid wasteª°¹ all¹ the nations,ª and their countries,ª ... And have castª°¹ their godsª into the fire:ª for¹ they¹ [were] no¹ gods,ª but¹¹ the workª of men'sª hands,ª woodª and stone:ª therefore they have destroyedª° them." {Isa 37:18-19} + "Howbeit he¹ meanethª° not¹ so,¹ neither¹ doth his heartª thinkª° so;¹ but¹ [it is] in his heartª to destroyª° and cut offª° nationsª not¹ a few.ª ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:7-14} + "[That] madeª° the worldª as a wilderness,ª and destroyedª° the citiesª thereof; [that] openedª° not¹ the houseª of his prisoners?ª" {Isa 14:17} + "[Beware] lest¹ Hezekiahª persuadeª° you, saying,ª° The LORDª will deliverª° us. Hath anyª of the godsª of the nationsª deliveredª°¹ his landª out of the handª¹ of the kingª of Assyria?ª ... Who¹ [are they] among all¹ the godsª of these¹ lands,ª that¹ have deliveredª°¹ their landª out of my hand,ª¹ that¹ the LORDª should deliverª°¹ Jerusalemª out of my hand?ª¹" {Isa 36:18-20} + "And the kingª of Assyriaª foundª° conspiracyª in Hoshea:ª for he had sentª° messengersª to¹ Soª kingª of Egypt,ª and broughtª° no¹ presentª to the kingª of Assyria,ª as [he had done] yearª by year:ª therefore the kingª of Assyriaª shut him up,ª° and boundª° him in prison.ªª ... 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 17:4-6} + "Hath anyª of the godsª of the nationsª delivered²° at allª°¹ his landª out of the handª¹ of the kingª of Assyria?ª ... Who¹ [are] they among all¹ the godsª of the countries,ª that¹ have deliveredª°¹ their countryª out of mine hand,ª¹ that¹ the LORDª should deliverª°¹ Jerusalemª out of mine hand?ª¹" {2Kg 18:33-35} |
