- a despised:
- "[There shall be] lamentationª generally¹ upon¹ all¹ the housetopsª of Moab,ª and in the streetsª thereof: for¹ I have brokenª°¹ Moabª like a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 48:38} + "And when they of Ashdod²¹ arose earlyª° on the morrow,ª¹ behold,¹ Dagonª [was] fallenª° upon his faceª to the earthª beforeª the arkª of the LORD.ª And they tookª°¹ Dagon,ª and setª° him in his placeª again.²° ... Therefore¹¹ neither¹ the priestsª of Dagon,ª nor any¹ that comeª° into Dagon'sª house,ª treadª° on¹ the thresholdª of Dagonª in Ashdodª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Sm 5:3-5} + "And there¹ they leftª°¹ their images,ª and Davidª and his men²¹ burnedª° them." {2Sm 5:21} + "I am forgottenª° as a dead manª° out of mind:ª¹ I am¹ like a brokenª° vessel.ª" {Psa 31:12} + "Israelª is swallowed up:ª° now¹ shall they be¹ among the Gentilesª as a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure.ª" {Hsa 8:8} + "Though¹ he¹ be fruitfulª° among¹ [his] brethren,ª an east windª shall come,ª° the windª of the LORDª shall come upª° from the wilderness,ª¹ and his springª shall become dry,ª° and his fountainª shall be dried up:ª° he¹ shall spoilª° the treasureª of all¹ pleasantª vessels.ª" {Hsa 13:15} + "ª Hathª° notª the¹ potterª powerª over the¹ clay,ª ofª the¹ sameª lumpª to²² makeª° one¹¹ vesselª untoª honour,ª andª anotherª untoª dishonour?ª ... Andª thatª he might make knownª° the¹ richesª of his²¹ gloryª onª the vesselsª of mercy,ª whichª he had afore preparedª° untoª glory,ª" {Rom 9:21-23} + "Butª inª a greatª houseª there areª° notª onlyª vesselsª of goldª andª of silver,ª butª alsoª of woodª andª of earth;ª andª someªª toª honour,ª andª someª toª dishonour.ª ... Ifª a manª thereforeª purgeª° himselfª fromª these,ª he shall beª° a vesselª untoª honour,ª sanctified,ª° andª meet² for the master's use,ª¹¹ [and] preparedª° untoª everyª goodª work.ª" {2Tm 2:20-21}
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