- I will contend:
- "Behold,¹ all¹ they that were incensedª° against thee shall be ashamedª° and confounded:ª° they shall be¹ as nothing;¹ and they²¹ that striveª with thee shall perish.ª° ... Thou shalt seekª° them, and shalt not¹ findª° them,¹ [even] them² that contendedª with thee: they¹ that warª against thee shall be¹ as nothing,¹ and as a thing of nought.ª" {Isa 41:11-12} + "Behold,¹ they shall surely²° gather together,ª° [but] notª by¹¹ me: whosoeverª shall gather togetherª° against¹ thee shall fallª° for¹ thy sake. ... No¹¹ weaponª that is formedª° against¹ thee shall prosper;ª° and every¹ tongueª [that] shall riseª° against¹ thee in judgmentª thou shalt condemn.ª° This¹ [is] the heritageª of the servantsª of the LORD,ª and their righteousnessª [is] of¹¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Isa 54:15-17} + "And I will blessª° them that blessª° thee, and curseª° him that cursethª° thee: and in thee shall all¹ familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 12:3} + "Howª shall I curse,²°¹ whom Godª hath not¹ cursed?ª° or how¹ shall I defy,ª° [whom] the LORDª hath not¹ defied?ª° ... For¹ from the topª¹ of the rocksª I seeª° him, and from the hillsª¹ I beholdª° him: lo,¹ the peopleª shall dwellª° alone,ª and shall not¹ be reckonedª° among the nations.ª" {Num 23:8-9} + "The violenceª done to me and to my fleshª [be] upon¹ Babylon,ª shall the inhabitantª° of Zionª say;ª° and my bloodª upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldea,ª shall Jerusalemª say.ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will pleadª°¹ thy cause,ª and take vengeance²° for thee;ª¹¹ and I will dry upª°¹ her sea,ª and make¹ her springsª dry.ª°" {Jer 51:35-36} + "When¹ I have bentª° Judahª for me, filledª° the bowª with Ephraim,ª and raised¹ up²° thy sons,ª O Zion,ª against¹ thy sons,ª O Greece,ª and madeª° thee as the swordª of a mighty man.ª ... And the LORDª their Godª shall saveª° them in that¹ dayª as the flockª of his people:ª for¹ they [shall be as] the stonesª of a crown,ª lifted up as an ensignª° upon¹ his land.ª" {Zch 9:13-16} + "And in that¹ dayª will I makeª°¹ Jerusalemª a burdensomeª stoneª for all¹ people:ª all¹ that burdenª° themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,ª°° though all¹ the peopleª of the earthª be gathered togetherª° against¹ it. ... In that¹ dayª will I makeª°¹ the governorsª of Judahª like an hearthª of fireª among the wood,ª and like a torchª of fireª in a sheaf;ª and they shall devourª°¹ all¹ the peopleª round about,ª on¹ the right handª and on¹ the left:ª and Jerusalemª shall be inhabitedª° again¹ in her own place,¹ [even] in Jerusalem.ª" {Zch 12:3-6} + "Then shall the LORDª go forth,ª° and fight²° against¹ those¹ nations,ª as whenª he foughtª° in the dayª of battle.ª" {Zch 14:3} + "And this¹ shall be¹ the plagueª wherewith¹ the LORDª will smiteª°¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ have foughtª° against¹ Jerusalem;ª Their fleshª shall consume awayª° while they¹ standª° upon their feet,ª¹ and their eyesª shall consume awayª° in their holes,ª and their tongueª shall consume awayª° in their mouth.ª" {Zch 14:12} + "Whatª shall we²° thenª sayª° toª these¹ things?² Ifª Godª [be] forª us,ª whoª [can be] againstª us?ª ... Norª height,ª norª depth,ª norª anyª otherª creature,ª shall be ableª° to separateª° usª fromª the¹ loveª of God,ª which¹ is inª Christª Jesusª ourª Lord.ª" {Rom 8:31-39} + "Rejoiceª° overª her,ª [thou] heaven,ª andª [ye] holyª apostlesª andª prophets;ª forª Godª hath avengedªª° youª onª her.ª" {Rev 18:20}
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