- ye destroyers:
- "Israelª [is] a scatteredª° sheep;ª the lionsª have driven [him] away:ª° firstª the kingª of Assyriaª hath devouredª° him; and lastª this¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª hath broken his bones.ª°" {Jer 50:17} + "Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylonª hath devouredª° me, he hath crushedª° me, he hath madeª° me an emptyª vessel,ª he hath swallowed me upª° like a dragon,ª he hath filledª° his bellyª with my delicates,ª¹ he hath cast me out.ª° ... The violenceª done to me and to my fleshª [be] upon¹ Babylon,ª shall the inhabitantª° of Zionª say;ª° and my bloodª upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldea,ª shall Jerusalemª say.ª°" {Jer 51:34-35} + "Rememberª° thy congregation,ª [which] thou hast purchasedª° of old;ª the rodª of thine inheritance,ª [which] thou hast redeemed;ª° this¹ mountª Zion,ª wherein thou hast dwelt.ª° ... They saidª° in their hearts,ª Let us destroyª° them together:ª they have burned upª° all¹ the synagoguesª of Godª in the land.ª" {Psa 74:2-8} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª the heathenª are comeª° into thine inheritance;ª¹ thy holyª templeª have they defiled;ª° they have laidª°¹ Jerusalemª on heaps.ª ... We are become¹ a reproachª to our neighbours,ª a scornª and derisionª to them that are round aboutª us." {Psa 79:1-4} + "[[A Songª [or] Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª Keep not thou silence,ª¹ O God:ª hold not thy peace,ª°¹ and be not¹ still,ª° O God.ª ... For¹ they have consulted²° together²¹ with one consent:ª¹ they are²° confederateª¹ against¹ thee:" {Psa 83:1-5} + "I will sendª° him against an hypocriticalª nation,ª and against¹ the peopleª of my wrathª will I give him a charge,ª° to takeª° the spoil,ª and to takeª° the prey,ª and to tread them downª²° like the mireª of the streets.ª ... Howbeit he¹ meanethª° not¹ so,¹ neither¹ doth his heartª thinkª° so;¹ but¹ [it is] in his heartª to destroyª° and cut offª° nationsª not¹ a few.ª" {Isa 10:6-7} + "I was wrothª° with¹ my people,ª I have pollutedª° mine inheritance,ª and givenª° them into thine hand:ª thou didst shewª° them no¹ mercy;ª upon¹ the ancientª hast thou veryª heavily²° laid¹ thy yoke.ª" {Isa 47:6} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Afterª the gloryª hath he sentª° me unto¹ the nationsª which spoiledª° you: for¹ he that touchethª° you touchethª° the appleª of his eye.ª ... For,¹ behold,¹ I will shakeª°¹ mine handª upon¹ them, and they shall be¹ a spoilª to their servants:²°¹ and ye shall knowª° that¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath sentª° me." {Zch 2:8-9} + "Behold,¹ the dayª of the LORDª cometh,ª° and thy spoilª shall be dividedª° in the midstª of thee. ... Then shall the LORDª go forth,ª° and fight²° against¹ those¹ nations,ª as whenª he foughtª° in the dayª of battle.ª" {Zch 14:1-3} + "And this¹ shall be¹ the plagueª wherewith¹ the LORDª will smiteª°¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ have foughtª° against¹ Jerusalem;ª Their fleshª shall consume awayª° while they¹ standª° upon their feet,ª¹ and their eyesª shall consume awayª° in their holes,ª and their tongueª shall consume awayª° in their mouth.ª" {Zch 14:12}
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