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- "They shall howl,ª° [saying], How¹ is it broken down!ª° how¹ hath Moabª turnedª° the backª with shame!ª° so shall Moabª be¹ a derisionª and a dismayingª to all¹ them aboutª him." {Jer 48:39} + "For¹ thou hast brokenª°¹ the yokeª of his burden,ª and the staffª of his shoulder,ª the rodª of his oppressor,ª° as in the dayª of Midian.ª" {Isa 9:4} + "O² Assyrian,ª the rodª of mine anger,ª and the staffª in their handª is mine indignation.ª" {Isa 10:5} + "That thou shalt take upª° this¹ proverbª against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and say,ª° How¹ hath the oppressorª° ceased!ª° the golden cityª ceased!ª° ... The LORDª hath brokenª° the staffª of the wicked,ª [and] the sceptreª of the rulers.ª°" {Isa 14:4-5} + "And she had¹ strongª rodsª for¹ the sceptresª of them that bare rule,ª° and her statureª was exaltedª° among¹¹ the thick branches,ª and she appearedª° in her heightª with the multitudeª of her branches.ª ... And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:11-14} + "And I tookª°¹ my staff,ª [even]¹ Beauty,ª and cut it asunder,ª°¹ that I might breakª°¹ my covenantª which¹ I had madeª° with¹ all¹ the people.ª ... Then I cut asunderª°¹ mine otherª staff,ª¹ [even] Bands,²°¹ that I might breakª°¹ the brotherhoodª between¹ Judahª and Israel.ª" {Zch 11:10-14}
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