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- "How¹ is the hammerª of the whole¹ earthª cut asunderª° and broken!ª° how¹ is Babylonª become¹ a desolationª among the nations!ª" {Jer 50:23} + "O² Assyrian,ª the rodª of mine anger,ª and the staffª in their handª is mine indignation.ª" {Isa 10:5} + "Shall the axeª boast²° itself¹ against¹ him that hewethª° therewith? [or] shall the sawª magnify²° itself¹ against¹ him that shakethª° it? as if the rodª should shake²° [itself] against¹¹ them that lift it up,ª° [or] as if the staffª should lift upª° [itself, as if it were] no¹ wood.ª" {Isa 10:15} + "They comeª° from a far² country,ª¹¹ from the endª¹ of heaven,ª [even] the LORD,ª and the weaponsª of his indignation,ª to destroyª° the whole¹ land.ª" {Isa 13:5} + "The LORDª hath brokenª° the staffª of the wicked,ª [and] the sceptreª of the rulers.ª° ... He who smoteª° the peopleª in wrathª with a continual²² stroke,ª¹¹ he that ruledª° the nationsª in anger,ª is persecuted,ª [and] noneª hindereth.ª°" {Isa 14:5-6} + "Hast thou not¹ heardª° long ago,ª¹ [how] I have doneª° it; [and] of ancientª times,ª¹ that I have formedª° it? now¹ have I brought²° it to pass,¹ that thou shouldest be¹ to lay wasteª° defencedª° citiesª [into] ruinousª° heaps.ª" {Isa 37:26} + "Behold,¹ I will makeª° thee a newª sharpª threshing² instrument¹ havingª teeth:ª thou shalt threshª° the mountains,ª and beat [them] small,ª° and shalt makeª° the hillsª as chaff.ª ... Thou shalt fanª° them, and the windª shall carry them away,ª° and the whirlwindª shall scatterª° them: and thou¹ shalt rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª [and] shalt gloryª° in the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 41:15-16} + "Ariseª° and thresh,ª° O daughterª of Zion:ª for¹ I will makeª° thine hornª iron,ª and I will makeª° thy hoofsª brass:ª and thou shalt beat in piecesª° manyª people:ª and I will consecrateª° their gainª unto the LORD,ª and their substanceª unto the Lordª of the whole¹ earth.ª" {Mic 4:13} + "When¹ I have bentª° Judahª for me, filledª° the bowª with Ephraim,ª and raised¹ up²° thy sons,ª O Zion,ª against¹ thy sons,ª O Greece,ª and madeª° thee as the swordª of a mighty man.ª ... And the LORDª shall be seenª° over¹ them, and his arrowª shall go forthª° as the lightning:ª and the Lordª GODª shall blowª° the trumpet,ª and shall goª° with whirlwindsª of the south.ª" {Zch 9:13-14} + "Butª when the¹ kingª heardª° [thereof], he was wroth:ª° andª he sent forthª° his²¹ armies,ª and destroyedª° thoseª murderers,ª andª burned upª° theirª city.ª" {Mtt 22:7}
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