- obeyed:
- "Then they¹ saidª° to¹ Jeremiah,ª The LORDª be¹ a trueª and faithfulª° witnessª between us, if¹ we doª° not¹ even¹ according to all¹ thingsª for the which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall sendª° thee to¹ us. ... Whether¹ [it be] good,ª or whether¹ [it be] evil,ª we will obeyª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God,ª to whom¹ weª sendª° thee; that¹¹ it may be wellª° with us, when¹ we obeyª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 42:5-6} + "But they hearkenedª° not,¹ nor¹ inclinedª°¹ their earª to turnª° from their wickedness,ª¹ to burn¹ no¹ incense²° unto otherª gods.ª" {Jer 44:5} + "And it came to pass,¹ as he talkedª° with¹ him, that [the king] saidª° unto him, Art thou madeª° of the king'sª counsel?ª° forbear;ª° why¹ shouldest thou be smitten?ª° Then the prophetª forbare,ª° and said,ª° I knowª° that¹ Godª hath determinedª° to destroyª° thee, because¹ thou hast doneª° this,¹ and hast not¹ hearkenedª° unto my counsel.ª" {2Ch 25:16} + "Then saidª° I,¹ Wisdomª [is] betterª than strength:ª¹ nevertheless the poor man'sª wisdomª [is] despised,ª° and his wordsª are not¹ heard.ª°" {Ecc 9:16}
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