- to subdue:
- "Who¹ raised upª° the righteousª [man] from the east,ª¹ calledª° him to his foot,ª gaveª° the nationsª beforeª him, and made [him] ruleª° over kings?ª he gaveª° [them] as the dustª to his sword,ª [and] as drivenª° stubbleª to his bow.ª" {Isa 41:2} + "I have raised upª° [one] from the north,ª¹ and he shall come:ª° from the risingª¹ of the sunª shall he callª° upon my name:ª and he shall comeª° upon princesª as¹ [upon] morter,ª and as¹ the potterª° treadethª° clay.ª" {Isa 41:25} + "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª¹ of Jeremiahª might be fulfilled,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª°" {Ezr 1:1} + "For¹ out of the northª¹ there cometh upª° a nationª against¹ her, which¹ shall makeª°¹ her landª desolate,ª and none¹ shall¹ dwellª° therein: they shall remove,ª° they shall depart,ª° both manª¹ and beast.ª" {Jer 50:3} + "A swordª [is] upon¹ the Chaldeans,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Babylon,ª and upon¹ her princes,ª and upon¹ her wiseª [men]." {Jer 50:35} + "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 51:11} + "Thou¹ [art] my battle axeª [and] weaponsª of war:ª for with thee will I break in piecesª° the nations,ª and with thee will I destroyª° kingdoms;ª ... 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 51:20-24} + "Thenª the king'sª countenanceª was changed,ª° and his thoughtsª troubledª° him, so that the jointsª of his loinsª were loosed,ª° and his kneesª smoteª° oneª against another.ª" {Dan 5:6} + "PERES;ª° Thy kingdomª is divided,ª° and givenª° to the Medesª and Persians.ª ... In that nightª was Belshazzarª the kingª of the Chaldeansª slain.ª°" {Dan 5:28-30} + "And beholdª anotherª beast,ª a second,ª likeª° to a bear,ª and it raised upª° itself on oneª side,ª and [it had] threeª ribsª in the mouthª of it betweenª the teethª of it: and they saidª° thusª unto it, Arise,ª° devourª° muchª flesh.ª" {Dan 7:5} + "Then I lifted upª° mine eyes,ª and saw,ª° and, behold,¹ there stoodª° beforeª the riverª aª ramª which had [two] horns:ª and the [two] hornsª [were] high;ª but oneª [was] higherª than¹ the other,ª and the higherª came upª° last.ª" {Dan 8:3}
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