"When the boughsª thereof are withered,ª° they shall be broken off:ª° the womenª come,ª° [and] set them on fire:ª°¹ for¹ it [is] a peopleª of no¹ understanding:ª therefore¹¹ he¹ that madeª° them will not¹ have mercyª° on them, and he that formedª° them will shew them no favour.ª°¹" {Isa 27:11} + "He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:20} + "Rememberª° this,¹ and shew yourselves men:ª° bring [it] againª° to¹ mind,ª O ye transgressors.ª°" {Isa 46:8} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° A Psalmª of David.]]ª The heavensª declareª° the gloryª of God;ª and the firmamentª sheweth¹ his²° handywork.ªª ... Which¹ [is] as a bridegroomª coming outª° of his chamber,ª¹ [and] rejoicethª° as a strong manª to runª° a race.ª" {Psa 19:1-5} + "They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them;¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 115:8} + "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª ... He hath madeª° the earthª by his power,ª he hath establishedª° the worldª by his wisdom,ª and hath stretched outª° the heavensª by his discretion.ª" {Jer 10:8-12} + "Neverthelessª² he leftª° notª himselfª without witness,ª in that he did good,ª° and gaveª° usª rainª from heaven,ª andª fruitfulª seasons,ª fillingª° ourª heartsª with foodª and²¹ gladness.ª" {Act 14:17} + "Becauseª that which may be knownª of Godª isª° manifestª inª them;ª forª Godª hath shewedª° [it] unto them.ª ... Because² that,¹ when they knewª° God,ª they glorifiedª° [him] notª asª God,ª neitherª were thankful;ª° butª became vainª° inª their²¹ imaginations,ª andª their²¹ foolishª heartª was darkened.ª°" {Rom 1:19-21} + "Andª even asª they did²° notª likeª° to retainª° Godª inª [their] knowledge,ª Godª gave²° them² overª°¹ toª a reprobateª mind,ª to doª° those things which are²° not² convenient;ª°¹" {Rom 1:28} + "Whatª advantageª thenª hath the¹ Jew?ª orª whatª profitª [is there] of circumcision?ª ... Muchª everyª² way:ª chiefly,ª¹ becauseª² thatª unto them were committedª° the¹ oraclesª of God.ª" {Rom 3:1-2} |