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- etc. or, Both Babylon is to fall, O ye slain of Israel and with Babylon shall fall the slain of all the country. hath. "The LORDª hath brought forthª°¹ our righteousness:ª come,ª° and let us declareª° in Zionª¹ the workª of the LORDª our God.ª ... Make brightª° the arrows;ª gatherª° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª°¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 51:10-11} + "And I will renderª° unto Babylonª and to all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldeaª¹ all¹ their evilª that¹ they have doneª° in Zionª in your sight,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 51:24} + "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 51:35} + "Because¹ ye were glad,ª° because¹ ye rejoiced,ª° O ye destroyersª° of mine heritage,ª because¹ ye are grown fatª° as the heiferª at grass,ª°²° and bellowª° as bulls;ª" {Jer 50:11} + "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° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylonª and his land,ª as¹ I have punishedª°¹ the kingª of Assyria.ª" {Jer 50:17-18} + "Call togetherª° the archersª against¹ Babylon:ª all¹ ye that bendª° the bow,ª campª° against¹ it round about;ª let¹ none¹ thereof escape:ª recompenseª° her according to her work;ª according to all¹ that¹ she hath done,ª° doª° unto her: for¹ she hath been proudª° against¹ the LORD,ª against¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Jer 50:29} + "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} + "And Adonibezekª said,ª° Threescore and tenª kings,ª having their thumbsªª and their great toesª cut off,ª° gatheredª° [their meat] under¹ my table:ª as¹ I have done,ª° so¹ Godª hath requitedª° me. And they broughtª° him to Jerusalem,ª and there¹ he died.ª°" {Jdg 1:7} + "O daughterª of Babylon,ª who art to be destroyed;ª° happyª [shall he be], that rewardethª°¹ thee as¹¹ thou hast servedª°²¹ us. ... Happyª [shall he be], that takethª°¹ and dashethª°¹ thy little onesª against¹ the stones.ª" {Psa 137:8-9} + "For²¹ with²¹ what²¹ judgmentª ye judge,ª° ye shall be judged:ª° andª withª whatª measureª ye mete,ª° it shall be measured²° to you² again.²°¹¹" {Mtt 7:2} + "Forª he shall have judgmentª without mercy,ª that hath shewedª° noª mercy;ª andª mercyª rejoiceth againstª° judgment.ª" {Jms 2:13} + "Forª her²¹ sinsª have reachedª°°²° untoª heaven,ª andª Godª hath rememberedª° her²¹ iniquities.ª ... Rewardª° herª evenª asª sheª°² rewardedª° you,ª andª doubleª° unto herª doubleª according¹ to² her²¹ works:ª inª the¹ cupª whichª she hath filledª° fillª° to herª double.ª" {Rev 18:5-6}
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