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- "The workmanª meltethª° a graven image,ª and the goldsmithª° spreadeth²° it over¹ with gold,ª and castethª° silverª chains.ª" {Isa 40:19} + "The smithªª with the tongsª both workethª° in the coals,ª and fashionethª° it with hammers,ª and workethª° it with the strengthª of his arms:ª yea,¹ he is hungry,²¹ and his strengthª faileth:ª he drinkethª° no¹ water,ª and is faint.ª°" {Isa 44:12} + "And the Philistinesª were afraid,ª° for¹ they said,ª° Godª is comeª° into¹ the camp.ª And they said,ª° Woeª unto us! for¹ there hath not¹ been¹ such a thing¹ heretofore.ªª ... Be strong,ª° and quitª° yourselves like men,²¹ O ye Philistines,ª that ye be not servantsª°¹ unto the Hebrews,ª as¹ they have beenª° to you: quitª° yourselves like men,²¹ and fight.ª°" {1Sm 4:7-9} + "And when they of Ashdod²¹ arose earlyª° on the morrow,ª¹ behold,¹ Dagonª [was] fallenª° upon his faceª to the earthª beforeª the arkª of the LORD.ª And they tookª°¹ Dagon,ª and setª° him in his placeª again.²° ... Therefore¹¹ neither¹ the priestsª of Dagon,ª nor any¹ that comeª° into Dagon'sª house,ª treadª° on¹ the thresholdª of Dagonª in Ashdodª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Sm 5:3-5} + "Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª madeª° an imageª of¹ gold,ª whose heightª [was] threescoreª cubits,ª [and] the breadthª thereof sixª cubits:ª he set it upª° in the plainª of Dura,ª in the provinceª of Babylon.ª ... Thereforeªª¹ at that time,ª whenª allª the peopleª heardª° the soundª of the cornet,ª flute,ª harp,ª° sackbut,ª psaltery,ª and allª kindsª of musick,ª allª the people,ª the nations,ª and the languages,ª fell downª° [and] worshippedª° the goldenª imageª that¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up.ª°" {Dan 3:1-7} + "Forª a certainª [man] namedª Demetrius,ª a silversmith,ª which madeª° silverª shrinesª for Diana,ª broughtª° noª smallª gainª unto the¹ craftsmen;ª ... Andª when they heardª° [these sayings], they wereª° fullª of wrath,ª andª cried out,ª° saying,ª° Greatª [is] Dianaª of the Ephesians.ª" {Act 19:24-28}
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