- because:
- "And they shall drink,ª° and be moved,ª° and be mad,ª° becauseª¹ of the swordª that¹ I will sendª° among¹ them." {Jer 25:16} + "The spoilersª° are comeª° upon¹ all¹ high placesª through the wilderness:ª for¹ the swordª of the LORDª shall devourª° from the [one] endª¹ of the landª even to¹ the [other] endª of the land:ª no¹¹ fleshª shall have peace.ª" {Jer 12:12} + "For this¹ [is] the dayª of the Lordª GODª of hosts,ª a dayª of vengeance,ª that he may avengeª° him of his adversaries:ª¹ and the swordª shall devour,ª° and it shall be satiateª° and made drunkª° with their blood:ª¹ for¹ the Lordª GODª of hostsª hath a sacrificeª in the northª countryª by¹ the riverª Euphrates.ª" {Jer 46:10} + "Declareª° ye in Egypt,ª and publishª° in Migdol,ª and publishª° in Nophª and in Tahpanhes:ª sayª° ye, Stand fast,ª° and prepareª° thee; for¹ the swordª shall devourª° round aboutª thee." {Jer 46:14} + "Oª thou swordª of the LORD,ª how long¹¹ [will it be] ereª thou be quiet?ª° put up²° thyself¹ into¹ thy scabbard,ª rest,ª° and be still.ª° ... How¹ can it be quiet,ª° seeing the LORDª hath given it a chargeª° against¹ Ashkelon,ª and against¹ the seaª shore?ª there¹ hath he appointedª° it." {Jer 47:6-7} + "A swordª [is] upon¹ the Chaldeans,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Babylon,ª and upon¹ her princes,ª and upon¹ her wiseª [men]." {Jer 50:35} + "I will make mine arrowsª drunkª° with blood,ª¹ and my swordª shall devourª° flesh;ª [and that] with the bloodª¹ of the slainª and of the captives,ª from the beginningª¹ of revengesª upon the enemy.ª°" {Deu 32:42} + "Seeing² then¹ that¹ I will cut offª° from¹ thee the righteousª and the wicked,ª therefore¹ shall my swordª go forthª° out of his sheathª¹ against¹ all¹ fleshª from the southª¹ to the north:ª ... That all¹ fleshª may knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have drawn forthª° my swordª out of his sheath:ª¹ it shall not¹ returnª° any more.¹" {Ezk 21:4-5} + "Speakª° unto the houseª of Israel,ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will profaneª°¹ my sanctuary,ª the excellencyª of your strength,ª the desireª of your eyes,ª and that which your soulª pitieth;ª and your sonsª and your daughtersª whom¹ ye have leftª° shall fallª° by the sword.ª ... Also, thou¹ sonª of man,ª [shall it] not¹ [be] in the dayª when I takeª° from¹ them¹ their strength,ª the joyª of their glory,ª¹ the desireª of their eyes,ª and that whereupon they setª their minds,ª their sonsª and their daughters,ª" {Ezk 24:21-25}
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