- Shall it:
- Shall he succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty? "Yea, behold,¹ [being] planted,ª° shall it prosper?ª° shall it not¹ utterly²° wither,ª° when the eastª windª touchethª° it? it shall witherª° in¹ the furrowsª where it grew.ª" {Ezk 17:10} + "But he rebelledª° against him in sendingª° his ambassadorsª into Egypt,ª that they might giveª° him horsesª and muchª people.ª Shall he prosper?ª° shall he escapeª° that doethª° such¹ [things]? or shall he breakª° the covenant,ª and be delivered?ª° ... Neither¹ shall Pharaohª with [his] mightyª armyª and greatª companyª makeª° for him in the war,ª by casting upª° mounts,ª and buildingª° forts,ª to cut offª° manyª persons:ª" {Ezk 17:15-17} + "And Mosesª said,ª° Wherefore¹ now¹ do ye¹ transgressª°¹ the commandmentª of the LORD?ª but it¹ shall not¹ prosper.ª°" {Num 14:41} + "And, behold,¹ Godª himself [is] with¹ us for [our] captain,ª and his priestsª with soundingª trumpetsª to cry alarmª° against¹ you. O childrenª of Israel,ª fightª° ye not¹ against¹ the LORDª Godª of your fathers;ª for¹ ye shall not¹ prosper.ª°" {2Ch 13:12} + "And they rose earlyª° in the morning,ª and went forthª° into the wildernessª of Tekoa:ª and as they went forth,ª° Jehoshaphatª stoodª° and said,ª° Hearª° me, O Judah,ª and ye inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª Believeª° in the LORDª your God,ª so shall ye be established;ª° believeª° his prophets,ª so shall ye prosper.ª°" {2Ch 20:20} + "Associateª° yourselves, O ye people,ª and ye shall be broken¹ in pieces;²° and give ear,ª° allª ye of farª countries:ª gird²° yourselves,¹ and ye shall be broken¹ in pieces;²° gird²° yourselves,¹ and ye shall be broken¹ in pieces.²° ... Take²° counsel² together,ª°¹ and it shall come to nought;ª° speakª° the word,ª and it shall not¹ stand:ª° for¹ Godª [is] with us.¹" {Isa 8:9-10} + "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 ... For the Egyptiansª shall helpª° in vain,ª and to no purpose:ª therefore¹ have I criedª° concerning this,ª Their² strengthª [is] to sit still.ª" {Isa 30:1-7} + "Woeª to them that go downª° to Egyptª for help;ª and stayª° on¹ horses,ª and trustª° in¹ chariots,ª because¹ [they are] many;ª and in¹ horsemen,ª because¹ they are very² strong;ª°¹ but they lookª° not¹ unto¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª neither¹ seekª° the LORD!ª ... Now the Egyptiansª [are] men,ª and not¹ God;ª and their horsesª flesh,ª and not¹ spirit.ª When the LORDª shall stretch outª° his hand,ª both he that helpethª° shall fall,ª° and he that is holpenª° shall fall down,ª° and they all¹ shall failª° together.ª" {Isa 31:1-3} + "And he shall lead²°¹¹ Zedekiahª to Babylon,ª and there¹ shall he be¹ until¹ I visitª° him, saithª° the LORD:ª though¹ ye fightª° with¹ the Chaldeans,ª ye shall not¹ prosper.ª°" {Jer 32:5}
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