- For who:
- "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Enterª° not¹ into the houseª of mourning,ª neither¹ go²°¹ to lamentª° nor¹ bemoanª° them: for¹ I have taken awayª°¹ my peaceª from¹¹ this¹ people,ª saithª° the LORD,ª [even]¹ lovingkindnessª and mercies.ª" {Jer 16:5} + "And afterward,ª¹ saithª° the LORD,ª I will deliverª°¹ Zedekiahª kingª of Judah,ª and his servants,ª and the people,ª and such as are leftª° in this¹ cityª from¹ the pestilence,ª from¹ the sword,ª and from¹ the famine,ª into the handª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and into the handª of their enemies,ª° and into the handª of those that seekª° their life:ª and he shall smiteª° them with the edgeª of the sword;ª he shall not¹ spareª°¹ them, neither¹ have pity,ª° nor¹ have mercy.ª°" {Jer 21:7} + "Have pity²° upon¹ me, have pity²° upon¹ me, O ye¹ my friends;ª for¹ the handª of Godª hath touchedª° me." {Job 19:21} + "Reproachª hath brokenª° my heart;ª and I am full of heaviness:ª° and I lookedª° [for some] to take pity,ª° but [there was] none;¹ and for comforters,ª° but I foundª° none.¹" {Psa 69:20} + "These¹ twoª [things] are comeª° unto thee; who¹ shall be sorryª° for thee? desolation,ª and destruction,ª and the famine,ª and the sword:ª by whom¹ shall I comfortª° thee?" {Isa 51:19} + "[Is it] nothing¹ to¹ you, all¹ ye that pass²° by?ª¹ behold,ª° and seeª° if¹ there beª any sorrowª like unto my sorrow,ª which¹ is doneª° unto me, wherewith¹ the LORDª hath afflictedª° [me] in the dayª of his fierceª anger.ª ... For¹ these¹ [things] I¹ weep;ª° mine eye,ª mine eyeª runneth downª° with water,ª because¹ the comforterª° that should relieveª° my soulª is farª° from¹ me: my childrenª are¹ desolate,ª° because¹ the enemyª° prevailed.ª°" {Lam 1:12-16} + "All¹ that pass²° by¹¹ clapª° [their] handsª at¹ thee;² they hissª° and wagª° their headª at¹ the daughterª of Jerusalem,ª [saying, Is] this¹ the cityª that [men] callª°¹ The perfectionª of beauty,ª The joyª of the whole¹ earth?ª ... All¹ thine enemiesª° have openedª° their mouthª against¹ thee: they hissª° and gnashª° the teeth:ª they say,ª° We have swallowed [her] up:ª° certainlyª this¹ [is] the dayª that we looked for;ª°¹ we have found,ª° we have seenª° [it]." {Lam 2:15-16} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] all¹ they that look²° upon¹ thee shall fleeª° from¹ thee, and say,ª° Ninevehª is laid waste:ª° who¹ will bemoanª° her? whenceª¹ shall I seekª° comfortersª° for thee?" {Nah 3:7}
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