- We:
- "Sayª° unto the kingª and to the queen,ª Humble²° yourselves,¹ sit down:ª° for¹ your principalitiesª shall come down,ª° [even] the crownª of your glory.ª" {Jer 13:18} + "Then Shephatiahª the sonª of Mattan,ª and Gedaliahª the sonª of Pashur,ª and Jucalª the sonª of Shelemiah,ª and Pashurª the sonª of Malchiah,ª heardª°¹ the wordsª that¹ Jeremiahª had spokenª° unto¹ all¹ the people,ª saying,ª° ... Therefore the princesª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª We beseech thee,¹ let¹ this¹ manª be put to death:ª° for¹ thusª¹ he¹ weakenethª°¹ the handsª of the men²¹ of warª that remainª° in this¹ city,ª and the handsª of all¹ the people,ª in speakingª° such¹ wordsª unto¹ them: for¹ this¹ manª seekethª° not¹ the welfareª of this¹ people,ª but¹¹ the hurt.ª" {Jer 38:1-4} + "Then Amaziahª the priestª of Bethelª sentª° to¹ Jeroboamª kingª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Amosª hath conspiredª° against¹ thee in the midstª of the houseª of Israel:ª the landª is not ableª°¹ to bearª°¹ all¹ his words.ª ... For¹ thus¹ Amosª saith,ª° Jeroboamª shall dieª° by the sword,ª and Israelª shall surely²° be led away captiveª° out of¹¹ their own land.ª" {Ams 7:10-11}
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