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- "For¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª thy God,ª the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª thy Saviour:ª° I gaveª° Egyptª [for] thy ransom,ª Ethiopiaª and Sebaª for¹ thee. ... Since¹¹ thou wast preciousª° in my sight,ª thou hast been honourable,ª° and I¹ have lovedª° thee: therefore will I giveª° menª for¹ thee, and peopleª for¹ thy life.ª" {Isa 43:3-4} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª thy redeemer,ª° and he that formedª° thee from the womb,ª¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª that makethª° all¹ [things]; that stretcheth forthª° the heavensª alone;¹ that spreadeth abroadª° the earthª by¹ myself; ... That saithª° of Cyrus,ª [He is] my shepherd,ª° and shall performª° all¹ my pleasure:ª even sayingª° to Jerusalem,ª Thou shalt be built;ª° and to the temple,ª Thy foundation shall be laid.ª°" {Isa 44:24-28} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ª° to subdueª° nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseª° the loinsª of kings,ª to openª° beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ª° ... I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else,¹ [there is] no¹ Godª besideª me: I girdedª° thee, though thou hast not¹ knownª° me:" {Isa 45:1-5} + "Declareª° ye among the nations,ª and publish,ª° and set upª° a standard;ª publish,ª° [and] concealª° not:¹ say,ª° Babylonª is taken,ª° Belª is confounded,ª° Merodachª is broken in pieces;²°¹ her idolsª are confounded,ª° her imagesª are broken in pieces.ª° ... Because¹ ye were glad,ª° because¹ ye rejoiced,ª° O ye destroyersª° of mine heritage,ª because¹ ye are grown fatª° as the heiferª at grass,ª°²° and bellowª° as bulls;ª" {Jer 50:2-11} + "Israelª [is] a scatteredª° sheep;ª the lionsª have driven [him] away:ª° firstª the kingª of Assyriaª hath devouredª° him; and lastª this¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª hath broken his bones.ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylonª and his land,ª as¹ I have punishedª°¹ the kingª of Assyria.ª" {Jer 50:17-18} + "Slayª° all¹ her bullocks;ª let them go downª° to the slaughter:ª woeª unto¹ them! for¹ their dayª is come,ª° the timeª of their visitation.ª ... Their Redeemerª° [is] strong;ª the LORDª of hostsª [is] his name:ª he shall throughly²° pleadª°¹ their cause,ª that¹ he may give restª°¹ to the land,ª and disquietª° the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 50:27-34} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª° against¹ Babylon,ª and against¹ them that dwellª° in the midstª of them that rise upª° against me, a destroyingª° wind;ª ... Make brightª° the arrows;ª gatherª° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª°¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 51:1-11} + "And I will renderª° unto Babylonª and to all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldeaª¹ all¹ their evilª that¹ they have doneª° in Zionª in your sight,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:24} + "Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylonª hath devouredª° me, he hath crushedª° me, he hath madeª° me an emptyª vessel,ª he hath swallowed me upª° like a dragon,ª he hath filledª° his bellyª with my delicates,ª¹ he hath cast me out.ª° ... And Babylonª shall become¹ heaps,ª a dwellingplaceª for dragons,ª an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 51:34-37} + "Rejoiceª° overª her,ª [thou] heaven,ª andª [ye] holyª apostlesª andª prophets;ª forª Godª hath avengedªª° youª onª her.ª ... Andª aª mightyª angelª took upª° a stoneª likeª a greatª millstone,ª andª castª° [it] intoª the¹ sea,ª saying,ª° Thusª with violenceª shall²° that greatª cityª Babylonª be thrown down,ª° andª shall be foundª° no more² at all.ª¹" {Rev 18:20-21}
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