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- "The stavesª shall beª° in the ringsª of the ark:ª they shall not¹ be takenª° from¹ it. ... And thou shalt makeª° a mercy seatª [of] pureª gold:ª two cubitsª and a halfª [shall be] the lengthª thereof, and a cubitª and a halfª the breadthª thereof." {Exd 25:15-17} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Gaza,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they carried away captiveª° the wholeª captivity,ª to deliver [them] upª° to Edom:ª ... And I will cut offª° the inhabitantª° from Ashdod,ª¹ and him that holdethª° the sceptreª from Ashkelon,ª¹ and I will turnª° mine handª against¹ Ekron:ª and the remnantª of the Philistinesª shall perish,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ams 1:6-8} + "For¹ Gazaª shall be¹ forsaken,ª° and Ashkelonª a desolation:ª they shall drive outª° Ashdodª at the noon day,ª and Ekronª shall be rooted up.ª° ... And the coastª shall be¹ for the remnantª of the houseª of Judah;ª they shall feedª° thereupon:¹ in the housesª of Ashkelonª shall they lie downª° in the evening:ª for¹ the LORDª their Godª shall visitª° them, and turn awayª° their captivity.ª°" {Zph 2:4-7} + "Ashkelonª shall seeª° [it], and fear;ª° Gazaª also [shall see it], and be very² sorrowful,ª°¹ and Ekron;ª for¹ her expectationª shall be ashamed;²°¹ and the kingª shall perishª° from Gaza,ª¹ and Ashkelonª shall not¹ be inhabited.ª° ... And I will take awayª° his bloodª out of his mouth,ª¹ and his abominationsª from between¹¹ his teeth:ª but he that remaineth,ª° even¹ he,¹ [shall be] for our God,ª and he shall be¹ as a governorª in Judah,ª and Ekronª as a Jebusite.ª" {Zch 9:5-7}
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