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- "Moreover he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª behold,¹ I will breakª° the staffª of breadª in Jerusalem:ª and they shall eatª° breadª by weight,ª and with care;ª and they shall drinkª° waterª by measure,ª and with astonishment:ª" {Ezk 4:16} + "When I shall sendª° upon them the¹ evilª arrowsª of famine,ª which¹ shall be¹ for [their] destruction,ª [and] which¹ I will sendª°¹ to destroyª° you: and I will increaseª° the famineª upon¹ you, and will breakª° your staffª of bread:ª" {Ezk 5:16} + "[And] when I have brokenª° the staffª of your bread,ª tenª womenª shall bakeª° your breadª in oneª oven,ª and they shall deliver²° [you] your bread² againª°¹ by weight:ª and ye shall eat,ª° and not¹ be satisfied.ª°" {Lev 26:26} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª doth take awayª° from Jerusalemª¹ and from Judahª¹ the stayª and the staff,ª the whole¹ stayª of bread,ª and the wholeª stayª of water,ª" {Isa 3:1} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ if¹ they sayª° unto¹ thee, Whither¹ shall we go forth?ª° then thou shalt tellª°¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Such as¹ [are] for death,ª to death;ª and such as¹ [are] for the sword,ª to the sword;ª and such as¹ [are] for the famine,ª to the famine;ª and such as¹ [are] for the captivity,ª to the captivity.ª ... And I will appointª° over¹ them fourª kinds,ª saithª° the LORD:ª¹ the swordª to slay,ª° and the dogsª to tear,ª° and the fowlsª of the heaven,ª and the beastsª of the earth,ª to devourª° and destroy.ª°" {Jer 15:2-3} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª ... The handsª of the pitifulª womenª have soddenª° their own children:ª they were¹ their meatª° in the destructionª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Lam 4:9-10}
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