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- "Wherefore,¹ when I came,ª° [was there] no¹ man?ª when I called,ª° [was there] none¹ to answer?ª° Is my handª shortened²° at all,ª° that it cannot redeem?ª¹ or¹ have I no¹ powerª to deliver?ª° behold,¹ at my rebukeª I dry upª° the sea,ª I makeª° the riversª a wilderness:ª their fishª stinketh,ª° because [there is] no¹¹ water,ª and diethª° for thirst.ª" {Isa 50:2} + "I¹ also¹ will chooseª° their delusions,ª and will bringª° their fearsª upon them; because¹ when I called,ª° none¹ did answer;ª° when I spake,ª° they did not¹ hear:ª° but they didª° evilª before mine eyes,ª and choseª° [that] in which¹ I delightedª° not.¹" {Isa 66:4} + "And the LORDª Godª of their fathersª sentª° to¹ them byª his messengers,ª rising up betimes,ª° and sending;ª° because¹ he had compassionª° on¹ his people,ª and on¹ his dwelling place:ª ... But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª" {2Ch 36:15-16} + "Because¹ I have called,ª° and ye refused;ª° I have stretched outª° my hand,ª and no man¹ regarded;ª° ... But whoso hearkenethª° unto me shall dwellª° safely,ª and shall be quietª° from fearª¹ of evil.ª" {Prv 1:24-33} + "And now,¹ because¹ ye have doneª°¹ all¹ these¹ works,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and I spakeª° unto¹ you, rising up earlyª° and speaking,ª° but ye heardª° not;¹ and I calledª° you, but ye answeredª° not;¹" {Jer 7:13} + "[Should ye] not¹ [hear]¹ the wordsª which¹ the LORDª hath criedª° byª the formerª prophets,ª when Jerusalemª was¹ inhabitedª° and in prosperity,ª and the citiesª thereof round about¹ her,² when [men] inhabitedª° the southª and the plain?ª" {Zch 7:7} + "But they refusedª° to hearken,ª° and pulled¹ awayª²°° the shoulder,ª and stoppedª° their ears,ª that they should not hear.ª°¹ ... Therefore it is come to pass,¹ [that] as¹ he cried,ª° and they would not¹ hear;ª° so¹ they cried,ª° and I would not¹ hear,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts:ª" {Zch 7:11-13} + "Andª whenª the¹ timeª of the¹ fruitª drew near,ª° he sentª° his²¹ servantsª toª the¹ husbandmen,ª that they might receiveª° the¹ fruitsª of it.ª ... Thereforeªª say¹ I²° unto you,ª² The¹ kingdomª of Godª shall be takenª° fromª you,ª andª givenª° to a nationª bringing forthª° the¹ fruitsª thereof.ª" {Mtt 21:34-43} + "Andª sent forthª° his²¹ servantsª to callª° them that were biddenª° toª the¹ wedding:ª andª they wouldª° notª come.ª°" {Mtt 22:3} + "He cameª° untoª his own,ª andª his ownª receivedª° himª not.ª" {Jhn 1:11}
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