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- "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° ... Then tookª° they¹ Jeremiah,ª and castª° him into¹ the dungeonª of Malchiahª the sonª of Hammelech,²¹ that¹ [was] in the courtª of the prison:ª and they let downª°¹ Jeremiahª with cords.ª And in the dungeonª [there was] no¹ water,ª but¹¹ mire:ª so Jeremiahª sunkª° in the mire.ª" {Jer 38:1-6} + "For¹ we are sold,ª° I¹ and my people,ª to be destroyed,ª° to be slain,ª° and to perish.ª° But ifª we had been soldª° for bondmenª and bondwomen,ª I had held my tongue,ª° although¹ the enemyª could not¹ countervailª° the king'sª damage.ª ... And Estherª said,ª° The adversaryªª and enemyª° [is] this¹ wickedª Haman.ª Then Hamanª was afraidª° beforeª¹ the kingª and the queen.ª" {Est 7:4-6} + "Did I fearª° a greatª multitude,ª or did the contemptª of familiesª terrifyª° me, that I kept silence,ª° [and] went not outª°¹ of the door?ª" {Job 31:34} + "If¹ thou forbearª° to deliverª° [them that are] drawnª° unto death,ª and [those that are] readyª° to be slain;ª ... If¹ thou sayest,ª° Behold,¹ we knewª° it¹ not;¹ doth not¹ he that ponderethª° the heart²¹ considerª° [it]? and he that keepethª° thy soul,ª doth [not] he¹ knowª° [it]? and shall [not] he renderª° to [every] manª according to his works?ª" {Prv 24:11-12} + "Openª° thy mouthª for the dumbª in¹ the causeª of all¹ such as are appointedª to destruction.ª ... Openª° thy mouth,ª judgeª° righteously,ª and plead²° the cause¹ of the poorª and needy.ª" {Prv 31:8-9}
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