- Gather:
- "For,¹ lo,¹ I¹ will raiseª° and cause to come upª° against¹ Babylonª an assemblyª of greatª nationsª from the northª country:ª¹ and they shall set themselves in arrayª° against her; from thence¹¹ she shall be taken:ª° their arrowsª [shall be] as of a mightyª expert¹ man;°²°² none¹ shall returnª° in vain.ª ... Cut offª° the sowerª° from Babylon,ª¹ and him that handlethª° the sickleª in the timeª of harvest:ª for fearª¹ of the oppressingª° swordª they shall turnª° every oneª to¹ his people,ª and they shall fleeª° every oneª to his own land.ª" {Jer 50:9-16} + "Make brightª° the arrows;ª gatherª° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª°¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 51:11} + "Set ye upª° a standardª in the land,ª blowª° the trumpetª among the nations,ª prepareª° the nationsª against¹ her, call togetherª° against¹ her the kingdomsª of Ararat,ª Minni,ª and Ashchenaz;ª appointª° a captainª against¹ her; cause the horsesª to come upª° as the roughª caterpillers.ª ... Prepareª° against¹ her the nationsª with¹ the kingsª of the Medes,ª¹ the captainsª thereof, and all¹ the rulersª thereof, and all¹ the landª of his dominion.ª" {Jer 51:27-28} + "Lift ye upª° a bannerª upon¹ the highª° mountain,ª exaltª° the voiceª unto them, shakeª° the hand,ª that they may goª° into the gatesª of the nobles.ª ... I¹ have commandedª° my sanctified ones,ª° I have also¹ calledª° my mighty onesª for mine anger,ª [even] them that rejoiceª in my highness.ª" {Isa 13:2-3}
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