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- "See,ª° I have this¹ dayª setª° thee over¹ the nationsª and over¹ the kingdoms,ª to root out,ª° and to pull down,ª° and to destroy,ª° and to throw down,ª° to build,ª° and to plant.ª°" {Jer 1:10} + "The lionª is come upª° from his thicket,ª¹ and the destroyerª° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª° he is gone forthª° from his placeª¹ to makeª° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 4:7} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israelª unto¹ me; Takeª°¹ the wineª cupª of this¹ furyª at my hand,ª¹ and cause¹ all¹ the nations,ª to whom¹¹ I¹ sendª° thee, to drinkª° it. ... For,¹ lo,¹ I¹ beginª° to bring evilª° on the cityª which¹ is calledª° by¹ my name,ª and should ye¹ be utterly²° unpunished?ª° Ye shall not¹ be unpunished:ª° for¹ I¹ will call²° for¹ a swordª upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earth,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 25:15-29} + "By these¹¹ were the islesª of the Gentilesª divided¹ in²° their lands;ª every oneª after his tongue,ª after their families,ª in their nations.ª" {Gen 10:5} + "For¹ from the topª¹ of the rocksª I seeª° him, and from the hillsª¹ I beholdª° him: lo,¹ the peopleª shall dwellª° alone,ª and shall not¹ be reckonedª° among the nations.ª" {Num 23:9} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Afterª the gloryª hath he sentª° me unto¹ the nationsª which spoiledª° you: for¹ he that touchethª° you touchethª° the appleª of his eye.ª" {Zch 2:8} + "[Is he]ª the¹ Godª of the Jewsª only?ª [is he]¹ notª alsoª² of the Gentiles?ª Yes,ª of the Gentilesª also:ª" {Rom 3:29}
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