- beauty:
- "And in that¹ dayª thou shalt say,ª° O LORD,ª I will praiseª° thee: though¹ thou wast angryª° with me, thine angerª is turned away,ª° and thou comfortedstª° me." {Isa 12:1} + "When Mordecaiª perceivedª°¹ all¹ that¹ was done,ª° Mordecaiª rentª°¹ his clothes,ª and put onª° sackclothª with ashes,ª and went outª° into the midstª of the city,ª and criedª° with a loudª and a bitterª cry;ª ... And in every¹ province,ª whithersoeverª¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª° [there was] greatª mourningª among the Jews,ª and fasting,ª and weeping,ª and wailing;ª and manyª layª° in sackclothª and ashes.ª" {Est 4:1-3} + "And Mordecaiª went outª° from the presenceª¹ of the kingª in royalª apparelª of blueª and white,ª and with a greatª crownª of gold,ª and with a garmentª of fine linenª and purple:ª and the cityª of Shushanª rejoicedª° and was glad.²¹" {Est 8:15} + "As the daysª wherein¹ the Jewsª restedª° from their enemies,ª°¹ and the monthª which¹ was turnedª° unto them from sorrowª¹ to joy,ª and from mourningª¹ into a goodª day:ª that they should makeª° them daysª of feastingª and joy,ª and of sendingª portionsª oneª to another,ª and giftsª to the poor.ª" {Est 9:22} + "Thou hast turnedª° for me my mourningª into dancing:ª thou hast put offª° my sackcloth,ª and girdedª° me with gladness;ª" {Psa 30:11} + "Now when I passedª° by¹ thee, and looked²° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª° unto thee, and enteredª° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine. ... Thus wast thou deckedª° with goldª and silver;ª and thy raimentª [was of] fine linen,ª° and silk,ª and broidered work;ª thou didst eatª° fine flour,ª and honey,ª and oil:ª and thou wast exceeding² beautiful,ªª° and thou didst prosperª° into a kingdom.ª" {Ezk 16:8-13}
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