"For¹ deathª is come upª° into our windows,ª [and] is enteredª° into our palaces,ª to cut offª° the childrenª from without,ª¹ [and] the young menª from the streets.ª¹" {Jer 9:21} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª Behold,¹ I will punishª°¹ them: the young menª shall dieª° by the sword;ª their sonsª and their daughtersª shall dieª° by famine:ª" {Jer 11:22} + "Therefore¹ shall her young menª fallª° in the streets,ª and all¹ her men²¹ of warª shall be cut offª° in that¹ day,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 50:30} + "Against¹ [him that] bendethª° let the archerª° bendª° his bow,ª and against¹ [him that] lifteth himself upª° in his brigandine:ª and spareª° ye not¹ her young men;ª destroy ye utterlyª° all¹ her host.ª ... Thus the slainª shall fallª° in the landª of the Chaldeans,ª and [they that are] thrust throughª° in her streets.ª" {Jer 51:3-4} + "The youngª and the oldª lieª° on the groundª in the streets:ª my virginsª and my young menª are fallenª° by the sword;ª thou hast slainª° [them] in the dayª of thine anger;ª thou hast killed,ª° [and] not¹ pitied.ª°" {Lam 2:21} + "Thy riches,ª and thy fairs,ª thy merchandise,ª thy mariners,ª and thy pilots,ª thy calkers,ªª° and the occupiersª° of thy merchandise,²¹ and all¹ thy men²¹ of war,ª that¹ [are] in thee, and in all¹ thy companyª which¹ [is] in the midstª of thee, shall fallª° into the midstª of the seasª in the dayª of thy ruin.ª" {Ezk 27:27} + "I have sentª° among you the pestilenceª after the mannerª of Egypt:ª your young menª have I slainª° with the sword,ª and have taken awayª¹ your horses;ª and I have made the stinkª of your campsª to come upª° unto your nostrils:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:10} |