"Your countryª [is] desolate,ª your citiesª [are] burnedª° with fire:ª your land,ª strangersª° devourª° it in your presence,¹ and [it is] desolate,ª as overthrownª by strangers.ª°" {Isa 1:7} + "And he burntª°¹ the houseª of the LORD,ª and the king'sª house,ª and all¹ the housesª of Jerusalem,ª and every¹ greatª [man's] houseª burntª° he with fire.ª" {2Kg 25:9} + "And they burntª°¹ the houseª of God,ª and brake downª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª and burntª° all¹ the palacesª thereof with fire,ª and destroyedª° all¹ the goodlyª vesselsª thereof. ... To fulfilª° the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª of Jeremiah,ª until¹ the landª had enjoyedª°¹ her sabbaths:ª [for] as long asª¹ she lay desolateª° she kept sabbath,ª° to fulfilª° threescore and tenª years.ª" {2Ch 36:19-21} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª the heathenª are comeª° into thine inheritance;ª¹ thy holyª templeª have they defiled;ª° they have laidª°¹ Jerusalemª on heaps.ª ... For¹ they have devouredª°¹ Jacob,ª and laid wasteª° his dwelling place.ª" {Psa 79:1-7} + "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 ... The waysª of Zionª do mourn,ª because none¹¹ comeª° to the solemn feasts:ª all¹ her gatesª are desolate:ª° her priestsª sigh,ª° her virginsª are afflicted,ª° and she¹ [is] in bitterness.ª°" {Lam 1:1-4} + "He hath bentª° his bowª like an enemy:ª° he stoodª° with his right handª as an adversary,ª and slewª° all¹ [that were] pleasantª to the eyeª in the tabernacleª of the daughterª of Zion:ª he poured outª° his furyª like fire.ª ... The LORDª hath purposedª° to destroyª° the wallª of the daughterª of Zion:ª he hath stretched outª° a line,ª he hath not¹ withdrawnª° his handª from destroying:ª°¹ therefore he made the rampartª and the wallª to lament;ª° they languishedª° together.ª" {Lam 2:4-8} + "Because of¹ the mountainª of Zion,ª which¹ is desolate,ª° the foxesª walkª° upon it." {Lam 5:18} + "And afterª threescoreª and twoª weeksª shall Messiahª be cut off,ª° but not¹ for himself: and the peopleª of the princeª that shall comeª° shall destroyª° the cityª and the sanctuary;ª and the endª thereof [shall be] with a flood,ª and unto¹ the endª of the warª desolationsª° are determined.ª° ... And he shall confirmª° the covenantª with manyª for oneª week:ª and in the midstª of the weekª he shall cause the sacrificeª and the oblationª to cease,ª° and for¹ the overspreadingª of abominationsª he shall make [it] desolate,ª° even until¹ the consummation,ª and that determinedª° shall be pouredª° upon¹ the desolate.²°¹" {Dan 9:26-27} + "And I heardª°¹ the manª clothedª° in linen,ª which¹ [was] uponª¹ the watersª of the river,ª when he held upª° his right handª and his left handª unto¹ heaven,ª and swareª° by him that livethª for everª that¹ [it shall be] for a time,ª times,ª and an half;ª and when he shall have accomplishedª° to scatterª° the powerª of the holyª people,ª all¹ these¹ [things] shall be finished.ª°" {Dan 12:7} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12} + "Thenª let them²°¹ which are inª Judaeaª fleeª° toª the¹ mountains;ª andª let them²°¹ which are inª the midstª of it²¹ depart out;ª° andª let²° notª them¹ that are inª the¹ countriesª enterª° thereinto.ªª" {Lke 21:21} + "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 there was givenª° meª a reedª like² unto¹ a rod:ª andª the¹ angelª stood,ª° saying,ª° Rise,ª° andª measureª° the¹ templeª of God,ª andª the¹ altar,ª andª them that worshipª° therein.ªª ... Butª the¹ courtª which² is withoutª² the¹ templeª leaveª° out,ª andª measureª° itª not;ª forª it is givenª° unto the¹ Gentiles:ª andª the¹ holyª cityª shall they tread under footª° forty² [and] twoª¹ months.ª" {Rev 11:1-2} |