- her hired:
- "Come up,ª° ye horses;ª and rage,ª° ye chariots;ª and let the mighty menª come forth;ª° the Ethiopiansª and the Libyans,ª that handleª° the shield;ª and the Lydians,ª that handleª° [and] bendª° the bow.ª" {Jer 46:9} + "He made manyª° to fall,ª° yea,¹ oneª fellª° upon¹ another:ª and they said,ª° Arise,ª° and let us go againª° to¹ our own people,ª and to¹ the landª of our nativity,ª fromª¹ the oppressingª° sword.ª" {Jer 46:16} + "And when the childrenª of Ammonª sawª° that¹ they stankª° before David,ª the childrenª of Ammonª sentª° and hiredª°¹ the Syriansª of Bethrehob,ª and the Syriansª of Zoba,ª twentyª thousandª footmen,ª and of kingª Maacahª a thousandª men,ª and of Ishtobª twelveªª thousandª men.ª" {2Sm 10:6} + "For the Lordª had made¹ the hostª of the Syriansª to hearª° a noiseª of chariots,ª and a noiseª of horses,ª [even] the noiseª of a greatª host:ª and they saidª° oneª to¹ another,ª Lo,¹ the kingª of Israelª hath hiredª° against¹ us¹ the kingsª of the Hittites,ª and the kingsª of the Egyptians,ª to comeª° upon¹ us." {2Kg 7:6} + "They of Persiaª and of Ludª and of Phutª were¹ in thine army,ª thy men²¹ of war:ª they hangedª° the shieldª and helmetª in thee; they¹ set forthª° thy comeliness.ª ... The menª of Arvadª with thine armyª [were] upon¹ thy wallsª round about,ª and the Gammadimsª were¹ in thy towers:ª they hangedª° their shieldsª upon¹ thy wallsª round about;ª they¹ have made²° thy beauty² perfect.ª°¹" {Ezk 27:10-11} + "And the swordª shall comeª° upon Egypt,ª and great painª shall be¹ in Ethiopia,ª when the slainª shall fallª° in Egypt,ª and they shall take awayª° her multitude,ª and her foundationsª shall be broken down.ª° ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª They also that upholdª° Egyptª shall fall;ª° and the prideª of her powerª shall come down:ª° from the towerª¹ of Syeneª shall they fallª° in it by the sword,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 30:4-6}
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