"And Estherª spakeª° yet againª° beforeª the king,ª and fell downª° atª his feet,ª and besoughtª° him with tearsª° to put awayª°¹ the mischiefª of Hamanª the Agagite,ª and his deviceª that¹ he had devisedª° against¹ the Jews.ª" {Est 8:3} + "Why¹ do the heathenª rage,ª° and the peopleª imagineª° a vain thing?ª ... The kingsª of the earthª set²° themselves,¹ and the rulersª° take counselª° together,ª against¹ the LORD,ª and against¹ his anointed,ª [saying]," {Psa 2:1-2} + "He devisethª° mischiefª upon¹ his bed;ª he setteth²° himself¹ in¹ a wayª [that is] not¹ good;ª he abhorrethª° not¹ evil.ª" {Psa 36:4} + "Thy tongueª devisethª° mischiefs;ª like a sharpª° razor,ª workingª° deceitfully.ª" {Psa 52:2} + "Woeª to the rebelliousª° children,ª saithª° the LORD,ª that takeª° counsel,ª but not¹ of¹ me; and that coverª° with a covering,ª but not¹ of my spirit,ª that¹ they may addª° sinª to¹ sin:ª" {Isa 30:1} + "None¹ callethª° for justice,ª nor¹ [any] pleadethª° for truth:ª they trustª° in¹ vanity,ª and speakª° lies;ª they conceiveª° mischief,ª and bring forthª° iniquity.ª" {Isa 59:4} + "I will get²°¹ me unto¹ the great men,ª and will speak²° unto¹ them; for¹ they¹ have knownª° the wayª of the LORD,ª [and] the judgmentª of their God:ª but¹ these¹ have altogetherª brokenª° the yoke,ª [and] burstª° the bonds.ª" {Jer 5:5} + "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª" {Jer 18:18} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:1-2} |
