- I will plead:
- See note on "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Judahª [were] oppressedª° together:ª and all¹ that took them captivesª° held them fast;ª° they refusedª° to let them go.ª° ... Their Redeemerª° [is] strong;ª the LORDª of hostsª [is] his name:ª he shall throughly²° pleadª°¹ their cause,ª that¹ he may give restª°¹ to the land,ª and disquietª° the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 50:33-34} + "I knowª° that¹ the LORDª will maintainª° the causeª of the afflicted,ª [and] the rightª of the poor.ª" {Psa 140:12} + "For¹ the LORDª will pleadª° their cause,ª and spoilª° the soulª of¹ those that spoiledª° them." {Prv 22:23} + "For¹ their redeemerª° [is] mighty;ª he¹ shall pleadª°¹ their causeª with¹ thee." {Prv 23:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª your redeemer,ª° the Holy Oneª of Israel;ª For your sake¹ I have sentª° to Babylon,ª and have brought downª° all¹ their nobles,ª and the Chaldeans,ª whose cryª [is] in the ships.ª" {Isa 43:14} + "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 ... But these¹ twoª [things] shall comeª° to thee in a momentª in oneª day,ª the loss of children,ª and widowhood:ª they shall comeª° upon¹ thee in their perfectionª for the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª [and] for the greatª abundanceª of thine enchantments.ª" {Isa 47:6-9} + "But¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Even¹ the captivesª of the mightyª shall be taken away,ª° and the preyª of the terribleª shall be delivered:ª° for I¹ will contend²° with¹ him that contendeth² with¹ thee, and I¹ will saveª° thy children.ª ... And I will feedª°¹ them that oppressª° thee with¹ their own flesh;ª and they shall be drunkenª° with their own blood,ª as with sweet wine:ª and all¹ fleshª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] thy Saviourª° and thy Redeemer,ª° the mighty Oneª of Jacob.ª" {Isa 49:25-26} + "Rejoiceª° not¹ against me, O mine enemy:ª° when¹ I fall,ª° I shall arise;ª° when¹ I sitª° in darkness,ª the LORDª [shall be] a lightª unto me. ... Then [she that is] mine enemyª° shall seeª° [it], and shameª shall coverª° her which saidª° unto¹ me, Where¹ is the LORDª thy God?ª mine eyesª shall beholdª° her: now¹ shall she be¹ trodden downª as the mireª of the streets.ª" {Mic 7:8-10} + "Because¹ thou¹ hast spoiledª° manyª nations,ª all¹ the remnantª of the peopleª shall spoilª° thee; because of men'sª blood,ª¹ and [for] the violenceª of the land,ª of the city,ª and of all¹ that dwellª° therein. ... For¹ the violenceª of Lebanonª shall coverª° thee, and the spoilª of beasts,ª [which] made them afraid,ª° because of men'sª blood,ª¹ and for the violenceª of the land,ª of the city,ª and of all¹ that dwellª° therein." {Hab 2:8-17}
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