- am desolate:
- "And her gatesª shall lamentª° and mourn;ª° and she [being] desolateª° shall sitª° upon the ground.ª" {Isa 3:26} + "Awake,ª° awake,ª° stand up,ª° O Jerusalem,ª which¹ hast drunkª° at the handª¹ of the LORDª¹ the cupª of his fury;ª thou hast drunkenª°¹ the dregsª of the cupª of trembling,ª [and] wrung [them] out.ª° ... Thy sonsª have fainted,ª° they lieª° at the headª of all¹ the streets,ª as a wild bullª in a net:ª they are fullª of the furyª of the LORD,ª the rebukeª of thy God.ª" {Isa 51:17-20} + "Shake²° thyself¹ from the dust;ª¹ arise,ª° [and] sit down,ª° O Jerusalem:ª loose²° thyself¹ from the bandsª of thy neck,ª O captiveª daughterª of Zion.ª" {Isa 52:2} + "For¹ thou shalt break forthª° on the right handª and on the left;ª and thy seedª shall inheritª° the Gentiles,ª and make the desolateª° citiesª to be inhabited.ª° ... In a littleª wrathª I hidª° my faceª from¹ thee for a moment;ª but with everlastingª kindnessª will I have mercyª° on thee, saithª° the LORDª thy Redeemer.ª°" {Isa 54:3-8} + "Whereasª thou hast been¹ forsakenª° and hated,ª° so that no man¹ went throughª° [thee], I will makeª° thee an eternalª excellency,ª a joyª of many² generations.ª" {Isa 60:15} + "Thou shalt no¹ more¹ be termedª° Forsaken;ª° neither¹ shall thy landª any more¹ be termedª° Desolate:ª but¹ thou shalt be calledª° Hephzibah,ª and thy landª Beulah:ª° for¹ the LORDª delightethª° in thee, and thy landª shall be married.ª°" {Isa 62:4} + "Thy holyª citiesª are¹ a wilderness,ª Zionª is¹ a wilderness,ª Jerusalemª a desolation.ª" {Isa 64:10} + "How¹ doth the cityª sitª° solitary,ª [that was] fullª of people!ª [how] is she become¹ as a widow!ª she [that was] greatª among the nations,ª [and] princessª among the provinces,ª [how] is she become¹ tributary!ª ... Judahª is gone into captivityª° because of affliction,ª¹ and because of greatª¹ servitude:ª she¹ dwellethª° among the heathen,ª she findethª° no¹ rest:ª all¹ her persecutorsª° overtookª° her between¹ the straits.ª" {Lam 1:1-3} + "Immediatelyª² afterª the¹ tribulationª of thoseª daysª shall the¹ sunª be darkened,ª° andª the¹ moonª shall²° notª giveª° her²¹ light,ª andª the¹ starsª shall fallª° fromª heaven,ª andª the¹ powersª of the¹ heavensª shall be shaken:ª° ... Andª thenª shall appearª° the¹ signª of the¹ Sonª of manª inª heaven:ª andª thenª shall²° allª the¹ tribesª of the¹ earthª mourn,ª° andª they shall seeª° the¹ Sonª of manª comingª° inª the¹ cloudsª of heavenª withª powerª andª greatª glory.ª" {Mtt 24:29-30} + "Andª they shall fallª° by the edgeª of the sword,ª andª shall be led away captiveª° intoª allª nations:ª andª Jerusalemª shall beª° trodden downª° ofª the Gentiles,ª untilª the timesª of the Gentilesª be fulfilled.ª°" {Lke 21:24} + "Andª soª allª Israelª shall be saved:ª° asª it is written,ª° There shall comeª° out ofª Sionª the¹ Deliverer,ª° andª shall turn awayª° ungodlinessª fromª Jacob:ª ... Even soª have²° theseª alsoª nowª not believed,ª° thatª through yourª mercyª theyª alsoª may obtain mercy.ª°" {Rom 11:26-31}
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