- and I will draw:
- This was particularly fulfilled in the destruction of those who retired to Egypt; and has been remarkably verified in the many persecutions and miseries which the Jews have suffered at different times, in the various countries into which they are dispersed. "Thou shalt burnª° with fireª a third partª in the midstª of the city,ª when the daysª of the siegeª are fulfilled:ª° and thou shalt takeª°¹ a third part,ª [and] smiteª° aboutª it with a knife:ª and a third partª thou shalt scatterª° in the wind;ª and I will draw outª° a swordª afterª them." {Ezk 5:2} + "And I will scatterª° toward every¹ windª all¹ that¹ [are] aboutª him to helpª him, and all¹ his bands;ª and I will draw outª° the swordª afterª them." {Ezk 12:14} + "And I will scatterª° you among the heathen,ª and will draw outª° a swordª afterª you: and your landª shall be¹ desolate,ª and your citiesª waste.ª" {Lev 26:33} + "And among theseª nationsª shalt thou find no ease,ª°¹ neither¹ shall the soleª of thy footª have¹ rest:ª but the LORDª shall giveª° thee there¹ a tremblingª heart,ª and failingª of eyes,ª and sorrowª of mind:ª" {Deu 28:65} + "Then it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the sword,ª which¹ ye¹ feared,ª¹ shall overtakeª° you there¹ in the landª of Egypt,ª and the famine,ª whereof¹ ye¹ were afraid,ª°¹ shall follow closeª° afterª you there¹ in Egypt;ª and there¹ ye shall die.ª° ... So shall it be¹ with all¹ the men²¹ that¹ setª°¹ their facesª to go²° into¹ Egyptª to sojournª° there;¹ they shall dieª° by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence:ª and none¹ of them shall¹ remainª or escapeª fromª¹ the evilª that¹ I¹ will bringª° upon¹ them." {Jer 42:16-17} + "Now¹ therefore know²° certainlyª° that¹ ye shall dieª° by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence,ª in the placeª whither¹¹ ye desireª° to goª° [and] to sojourn.ª°" {Jer 42:22} + "And sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will setª° his throneª uponª¹ these¹ stonesª that¹ I have hid;ª° and he shall spreadª°¹ his royal pavilionª over¹ them. ... And when he cometh,ª° he shall smiteª°¹ the landª of Egypt,ª [and deliver] such¹ [as are] for deathª to death;ª and such¹ [as are] for captivityª to captivity;ª and such¹ [as are] for the swordª to the sword.ª" {Jer 43:10-11} + "Behold,¹ I will watchª° over¹ them for evil,ª and not¹ for good:ª and all¹ the menª of Judahª that¹ [are] in the landª of Egyptª shall be consumedª° by the swordª and by the famine,ª until¹ there be an endª° of them." {Jer 44:27} + "And though¹ they go²°¹ into captivityª beforeª their enemies,ª° thence¹¹ will I commandª°¹ the sword,ª and it shall slayª° them: and I will setª° mine eyesª upon¹ them for evil,ª and not¹ for good.ª" {Ams 9:4}
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