- the kingdom:
- "And it grew,ª° and became¹ a spreadingª° vineª of lowª stature,ª whose branchesª turnedª° toward¹ him, and the rootsª thereof were¹ under¹ him: so it became¹ a vine,ª and brought forthª° branches,ª and shot²° forth¹ sprigs.ª" {Ezk 17:6} + "And I will bring againª°¹ the captivityª of Egypt,ª and will cause them to returnª° [into] the landª of Pathros,ª into¹ the landª of their habitation;ª and they shall be¹ there¹ a baseª kingdom.ª" {Ezk 29:14} + "The strangerª that¹ [is] withinª thee shall get upª° above¹ thee very² high;ª and thou¹ shalt come downª° very² low.ª" {Deu 28:43} + "The LORDª maketh poor,ª° and maketh rich:ª° he bringeth low,ª° andª lifteth up.ª°" {1Sm 2:7} + "Wherefore¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª saith,ª° I saidª° indeedª° [that] thy house,ª and the houseª of thy father,ª should walkª° beforeª me for² ever:ª¹ but now¹ the LORDª saith,ª° Be it far¹ from me;² for¹ them that honourª° me I will honour,ª° and they that despiseª° me shall be lightly esteemed.ª°" {1Sm 2:30} + "Behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª this day,ª and [for] the landª that¹ thou gavestª° unto our fathersª to eatª°¹ the fruitª thereof and the goodª thereof, behold,¹ we¹ [are] servantsª in¹ it: ... And it yieldeth muchª° increaseª unto the kingsª whom¹ thou hast setª° over¹ us because of our sins:ª also they have dominionª° over¹ our bodies,ª and over our cattle,ª at their pleasure,ª and we¹ [are] in greatª distress.ª" {Neh 9:36-37} + "Our skinª was blackª° like an ovenª because² of¹¹ the terribleª famine.ª" {Lam 5:10} + "Tellª° usª therefore,ª Whatª thinkestª° thou?ª Is it lawfulª° to giveª° tributeª unto Caesar,ª orª not?ª ... They sayª° unto him,ª Caesar's.ª Thenª saith¹ he²° unto them,ª Renderª° thereforeª unto Caesarª the things¹ which are² Caesar's;ª andª unto Godª the things¹ that are² God's.ª" {Mtt 22:17-21}
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