- the LORD[YHWH] hath:
- "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} + "And the LORDª stirred upª° an adversaryª unto Solomon,ª¹ Hadadª the Edomite:ª he¹ [was] of the king's² seedª¹¹ in Edom.ª" {1Kg 11:14} + "And Godª stirred him upª° [another] adversary,ª¹ Rezonª the sonª of Eliadah,ª which¹ fledª° from¹¹ his lordª Hadadezerª kingª of Zobah:ª" {1Kg 11:23} + "And the Godª of Israelª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Pulª kingª of Assyria,ª and the spiritª of Tilgathpilneserª kingª of Assyria,ª and he carried them away,ª° even the Reubenites,ª and the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª and broughtª° them unto Halah,ª and Habor,ª and Hara,ª and to the riverª Gozan,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Ch 5:26} + "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª [spoken] by the mouthª of Jeremiahª might be accomplished,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª°" {2Ch 36:22} + "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª¹ of Jeremiahª might be fulfilled,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª°" {Ezr 1:1} + "And the LORDª of hostsª shall stir upª° a scourgeª for¹ him according to the slaughterª of Midianª at the rockª of Oreb:ª and [as] his rodª [was] upon¹ the sea,ª so shall he lift it upª° after the mannerª of Egypt.ª" {Isa 10:26} + "Behold,¹ I will stir upª°¹ the Medesª against¹ them, which¹ shall not¹ regardª° silver;ª and [as for] gold,ª they shall not¹ delightª° in it." {Isa 13:17} + "[Their] bowsª also shall dashª° the young menª to pieces;²° and they shall have no¹ pityª° on the fruitª of the womb;ª their eyeª shall not¹ spareª°¹ children.ª" {Isa 13:18} + "A grievousª visionª is declaredª° unto me; the treacherous dealerª° dealeth treacherously,ª° and the spoilerª° spoileth.ª° Go up,ª° O Elam:ª besiege,ª° O Media;ª all¹ the sighingª thereof have I made to cease.ª°" {Isa 21:2} + "I have raised upª° [one] from the north,ª¹ and he shall come:ª° from the risingª¹ of the sunª shall he callª° upon my name:ª and he shall comeª° upon princesª as¹ [upon] morter,ª and as¹ the potterª° treadethª° clay.ª" {Isa 41:25} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ª° to subdueª° nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseª° the loinsª of kings,ª to openª° beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ª°" {Isa 45:1} + "I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else,¹ [there is] no¹ Godª besideª me: I girdedª° thee, though thou hast not¹ knownª° me:" {Isa 45:5} + "Callingª° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª° [it], I will also¹ bring²° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª° [it], I will also¹ doª° it." {Isa 46:11} + "Andª the¹ tenª hornsª whichª thou sawestª° uponª the¹ beast,ª theseª shall hateª° the¹ whore,ª andª shall makeª° herª desolateª° andª naked,ª andª shall eatª° her²¹ flesh,ª andª burnª° herª withª fire.ª ... Forª Godª hath putª° inª their²¹ heartsª to fulfilª° his²¹ will,ª andª to agree,ªªª° andª giveª° their²¹ kingdomª unto the¹ beast,ª untilª the¹ wordsª of Godª shall be fulfilled.ª°" {Rev 17:16-17}
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