- The labour:
- "In that¹ timeª shall the presentª be broughtª° unto the LORDª of hostsª of a peopleª scatteredª° and peeled,ª° and from a peopleª¹ terribleª° from¹ their beginning¹ hitherto;ª a nationª meted outª² and trodden under foot,ª whose¹ landª the riversª have spoiled,ª° to¹ the placeª of the nameª of the LORDª of hosts,ª the mountª Zion.ª" {Isa 18:7} + "In that¹ dayª shall there be¹ a highwayª out of Egyptª¹ to Assyria,ª and the Assyrianª shall comeª° into Egypt,ª and the Egyptianª into Assyria,ª and the Egyptiansª shall serveª° with¹ the Assyrians.ª ... Whom¹ the LORDª of hostsª shall bless,ª° saying,ª° Blessedª° [be] Egyptª my people,ª and Assyriaª the workª of my hands,ª and Israelª mine inheritance.ª" {Isa 19:23-25} + "And her merchandiseª and her hireª shall be¹ holinessª to the LORD:ª it shall not¹ be treasuredª° nor¹ laid up;ª° for¹ her merchandiseª shall be¹ for them that dwellª° beforeª the LORD,ª to eatª° sufficiently,ª and for durableª clothing.ª" {Isa 23:18} + "And kingsª shall be¹ thy nursing fathers,ª° and their queensª thy nursing mothers:ª° they shall bow downª° to thee with [their] faceª toward the earth,ª and lick upª° the dustª of thy feet;ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª for they¹ shall not¹ be ashamedª° that waitª° for me." {Isa 49:23} + "Then¹ thou shalt see,ª°°² and flow together,ª° and thine heartª shall fear,ª° and be enlarged;ª° because¹ the abundanceª of the seaª shall be convertedª° unto¹ thee, the forcesª of the Gentilesª shall comeª° unto thee. ... Thou shalt also suckª° the milkª of the Gentiles,ª and shalt suckª° the breastª of kings:ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] thy Saviourª° and thy Redeemer,ª° the mighty Oneª of Jacob.ª" {Isa 60:5-16} + "And strangersª° shall standª° and feedª° your flocks,ª and the sonsª of the alienª [shall be] your plowmenª and your vinedressers.ª ... But ye¹ shall be namedª° the Priestsª of the LORD:ª [men] shall callª° you the Ministersª° of our God:ª ye shall eatª° the richesª of the Gentiles,ª and in their gloryª shall ye boast²° yourselves.¹" {Isa 61:5-6} + "And I will setª° a signª among them, and I will sendª° those that escapeª of them¹ unto¹ the nations,ª [to] Tarshish,ª Pul,ª and Lud,ª that drawª° the bow,ª [to] Tubal,ª and Javan,ª [to] the islesª afar off,ª that¹ have not¹ heardª°¹ my fame,ª neither¹ have seenª°¹ my glory;ª and they shall declareª°¹ my gloryª among the Gentiles.ª ... And they shall bringª°¹ all¹ your brethrenª [for] an offeringª unto the LORDª out of all¹¹ nationsª upon horses,ª and in chariots,ª and in litters,ª and upon mules,ª and upon swift beasts,ª to¹ my holyª mountainª Jerusalem,ª saithª° the LORD,ª as¹ the childrenª of Israelª bringª°¹ an offeringª in a cleanª vesselª into the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 66:19-20} + "Rebukeª° the companyª of spearmen,ª the multitudeª of the bulls,ª with the calvesª of the people,ª [till every one] submit²° himself¹ with piecesª of silver:ª scatterª° thou the peopleª [that] delightª° in war.ª ... Princesª shall come outª° of¹ Egypt;ª Ethiopiaª shall soon stretch outª° her handsª unto God.ª" {Psa 68:30-31} + "The kingsª of Tarshishª and of the islesª shall bringª° presents:ª the kingsª of Shebaª and Sebaª shall offerª° gifts.ª ... And he shall live,ª° and to him shall be givenª° of the goldª¹ of Sheba:ª prayer¹ also shall be made²° for¹ him continually;ª [and] dailyª¹ shall he be praised.ª°" {Psa 72:10-15} + "Yea, manyª peopleª and strongª nationsª shall comeª° to seekª°¹ the LORDª of hostsª in Jerusalem,ª and to prayª°¹ beforeª the LORD.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª In those¹ daysª [it shall come to pass], that¹ tenª men²¹ shall take holdª° out of all¹¹ languagesª of the nations,ª even shall take holdª° of the skirtª of him¹ that is a Jew,ª² saying,ª° We will go²°¹ with¹ you: for¹ we have heardª° [that] Godª [is] with¹ you." {Zch 8:22-23}
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