- thus:
- "And he spakeª° beforeª his brethrenª and the armyª of Samaria,ª and said,ª° What¹ doª° these feebleª Jews?ª will they fortifyª° themselves? will they sacrifice?ª° will they make an endª° in a day?ª will they reviveª°¹ the stonesª out of the heapsª¹ of the rubbishª which¹ are burned?ª° ... Hear,ª° O our God;ª for¹ we are¹ despised:ª and turnª° their reproachª upon¹ their own head,ª and giveª° them for a preyª in the landª of captivity:ª" {Neh 4:2-4} + "And he thoughtª scornª° to layª° handsª on Mordecaiª alone;¹ for¹ they had shewedª° him¹ the peopleª of Mordecai:ª wherefore Hamanª soughtª° to destroyª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] throughout the whole¹ kingdomª of Ahasuerus,ª [even] the peopleª of Mordecai.ª ... And Hamanª saidª° unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª There isª a certainª peopleª scattered abroadª° and dispersedª° among¹ the peopleª in all¹ the provincesª of thy kingdom;ª and their lawsª [are] diverseª° from all¹¹ people;ª neither¹ keepª° they the king'sª laws:ª therefore it [is] not¹ for the king'sª profitª° to suffer²°¹ them." {Est 3:6-8} + "Thou makestª° us a reproachª to our neighbours,ª a scornª and a derisionª to them that are round aboutª us. ... Thou makestª° us a bywordª among the heathen,ª a shakingª of the headª among the people.ª" {Psa 44:13-14} + "Saying,ª° Godª hath forsakenª° him: persecuteª° and takeª° him; for¹ [there is] none¹ to deliverª° [him]." {Psa 71:11} + "They have said,ª° Come,²°¹ and let us cut them offª° from [being] a nation;ª¹ that the nameª of Israelª may be no¹ more¹ in remembrance.ª°" {Psa 83:4} + "Have mercy²° upon¹ us, O LORD,ª have mercy²° upon¹ us: for¹ we are exceedinglyª filledª° with contempt.ª ... Our soulª is exceedinglyª filledª° with the scorningª of those that are at ease,ª [and] with the contemptª of the proud.ª²°°²°" {Psa 123:3-4} + "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} + "They criedª° unto them, Departª° ye; [it is] unclean;ª depart,ª° depart,ª° touchª° not:¹ when¹ they fled awayª° and¹ wandered,ª° they saidª° among the heathen,ª They shall no¹ moreª° sojournª° [there]." {Lam 4:15} + "And sayª° unto the Ammonites,ªª Hearª° the wordª of the Lordª GOD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thou saidst,ª° Aha,ª against¹ my sanctuary,ª when¹ it was profaned;ª° and against¹ the landª of Israel,ª when¹ it was desolate;ª° and against¹ the houseª of Judah,ª when¹ they wentª° into captivity;ª" {Ezk 25:3} + "Sonª of man,ª because that¹¹ Tyrusª hath saidª° against¹ Jerusalem,ª Aha,ª she is brokenª° [that was] the gatesª of the people:ª she is turnedª° unto¹ me: I shall be replenished,ª° [now] she is laid waste:ª°" {Ezk 26:2} + "Because¹ thou hast said,ª°¹ These twoª nationsª and these twoª countriesª shall be¹ mine, and we will possessª° it; whereas the LORDª was¹ there:¹ ... As thou didst rejoiceª at the inheritanceª of the houseª of Israel,ª because¹¹ it was desolate,ª° so¹ will I doª° unto thee: thou shalt be¹ desolate,ª O mountª Seir,ª and all¹ Idumea,ª [even] all¹ of it: and they shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 35:10-15} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ the enemyª° hath saidª° against¹ you, Aha,ª even the ancientª high placesª are¹ ours in possession:ª" {Ezk 36:2}
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