- I will:
- "Thou art become guiltyª° in thy bloodª that¹ thou hast shed;ª° and hast defiledª° thyself in thine idolsª which¹ thou hast made;ª° and thou hast caused thy daysª to draw near,ª° and art comeª° [even] unto¹ thy years:ª therefore¹¹ have I madeª° thee a reproachª unto the heathen,ª and a mockingª to all¹ countries.ª" {Ezk 22:4} + "And I will makeª°¹ your citiesª waste,ª and bring²° your sanctuaries² unto desolation,ª°¹¹ and I will not¹ smellª° the savourª of your sweet odours.ª ... And I¹ will bring²° the land² into desolation:ª°¹¹ and your enemiesª° which dwellª° therein shall be astonishedª° at¹ it." {Lev 26:31-32} + "And thou shalt become¹ an astonishment,ª a proverb,ª and a byword,ª among all¹ nationsª whither¹¹ the LORDª shall leadª° thee." {Deu 28:37} + "Then will I pluck them up by the rootsª° out of¹¹ my landª which¹ I have givenª° them; and this¹ house,ª which¹ I have sanctifiedª° for my name,ª will I cast outª° of¹¹ my sight,ª and will makeª° it [to be] a proverbª and a bywordª among all¹ nations.ª ... And this¹ house,ª which¹ is¹ high,ª shall be an astonishmentª° to every one¹ that passethª° by¹ it; so that he shall say,ª° Why¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ land,ª and unto this¹ house?ª" {2Ch 7:20-21} + "Then saidª° I unto¹ them, Ye¹ seeª° the distressª that¹ we¹ [are] in, how¹ Jerusalemª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are burnedª° with fire:ª come,²°¹ and let us build upª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª that we be¹ no¹ more¹ a reproach.ª" {Neh 2:17} + "Lift upª° thy feetª unto the perpetualª desolations;ª [even] all¹ [that] the enemyª° hath done wickedlyª° in the sanctuary.ª ... O God,ª how long¹¹ shall the adversaryª reproach?ª° shall the enemyª° blasphemeª° thy nameª for ever?ª" {Psa 74:3-10} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª the heathenª are comeª° into thine inheritance;ª¹ thy holyª templeª have they defiled;ª° they have laidª°¹ Jerusalemª on heaps.ª ... We are become¹ a reproachª to our neighbours,ª a scornª and derisionª to them that are round aboutª us." {Psa 79:1-4} + "Thy holyª citiesª are¹ a wilderness,ª Zionª is¹ a wilderness,ª Jerusalemª a desolation.ª ... Our holyª and our beautifulª house,ª where¹ our fathersª praisedª° thee, is¹ burned upª with fire:ª and all¹ our pleasant thingsª are¹ laid waste.ª" {Isa 64:10-11} + "And I will makeª°¹ this¹ cityª desolate,ª and an hissing;ª every one¹ that passethª° thereby¹ shall be astonishedª° and hissª° because¹ of all¹ the plaguesª thereof." {Jer 19:8} + "And I will deliverª° them to be removedª°² into all¹ the kingdomsª of the earthª for [their] hurt,ª [to be] a reproachª and a proverb,ª a tauntª and a curse,ª in all¹ placesª whither¹¹ I shall driveª° them. ... And I will sendª°¹ the sword,ª¹ the famine,ª and the pestilence,ª among them, till¹ they be consumedª° from off¹¹ the landª that¹ I gaveª° unto them and to their fathers.ª" {Jer 24:9-10} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª As¹ mine angerª and my furyª hath been poured forthª° upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª so¹ shall my furyª be poured forthª° upon¹ you, when ye shall¹ enter²° into¹ Egypt:ª and ye shall be an execration,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª and a reproach;ª and ye shall seeª°¹ this¹ placeª no¹ more.¹" {Jer 42:18} + "The waysª of Zionª do mourn,ª because none¹¹ comeª° to the solemn feasts:ª all¹ her gatesª are desolate:ª° her priestsª sigh,ª° her virginsª are afflicted,ª° and she¹ [is] in bitterness.ª°" {Lam 1:4} + "Jerusalemª hath grievously² sinned;ª°¹ therefore¹¹ she is¹ removed:ª all¹ that honouredª° her despise²°¹ her, because¹ they have seenª° her nakedness:ª yea,¹ she¹ sigheth,ª° and turnethª° backward.ª" {Lam 1:8} + "All¹ that pass²° by¹¹ clapª° [their] handsª at¹ thee;² they hissª° and wagª° their headª at¹ the daughterª of Jerusalem,ª [saying, Is] this¹ the cityª that [men] callª°¹ The perfectionª of beauty,ª The joyª of the whole¹ earth?ª ... The LORDª hath doneª° [that] which¹ he had devised;ª° he hath fulfilledª° his wordª that¹ he had commandedª° in the daysª¹ of old:ª he hath thrown down,ª° and hath not¹ pitied:ª° and he hath caused [thine] enemyª° to rejoiceª° over¹ thee, he hath set upª° the hornª of thine adversaries.ª" {Lam 2:15-17} + "Because of¹ the mountainª of Zion,ª which¹ is desolate,ª° the foxesª walkª° upon it." {Lam 5:18} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12}
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