- it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree:
- or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree, "And thou,¹ profaneª wickedª princeª of Israel,ª whose¹ dayª is come,ª° whenª iniquityª [shall have] an end,ª ... I will¹ overturn,ª overturn,ª overturn,ª it: and¹ it¹ shall be²°¹ no¹ [more], until¹ he comeª° whose¹ rightª it is; and I will giveª° it [him]." {Ezk 21:25-27} + "And she had¹ strongª rodsª for¹ the sceptresª of them that bare rule,ª° and her statureª was exaltedª° among¹¹ the thick branches,ª and she appearedª° in her heightª with the multitudeª of her branches.ª ... And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:11-14} + "And sayª° to the forestª of the south,ª Hearª° the wordª of the LORD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will kindleª° a fireª in thee, and it shall devourª° every¹ greenª treeª in thee, and every¹ dryª tree:ª the flamingª flameª shall not¹ be quenched,ª° and all¹ facesª from the southª¹ to the northª shall be burnedª° therein." {Ezk 20:47} + "I¹ will be¹ his father,ª and he¹ shall be¹ my son.ª If¹ he commit iniquity,ª° I will chastenª° him with the rodª of men,²¹ and with the stripesª of the childrenª of men:ª" {2Sm 7:14} + "I will declareª°¹ the decree:ª the LORDª hath saidª° unto¹ me, Thou¹ [art] my Son;ª this dayª have I¹ begottenª° thee. ... Thou shalt breakª° them with a rodª of iron;ª thou shalt dash them in piecesª° like a potter'sª° vessel.ª" {Psa 2:7-9} + "He¹ shall cryª° unto me, Thou¹ [art] my father,ª my God,ª and the rockª of my salvation.ª ... Then will I visitª° their transgressionª with the rod,ª and their iniquityª with stripes.ª" {Psa 89:26-32} + "But thou¹ hast cast offª° and abhorred,ª° thou hast been wrothª° with¹ thine anointed.ª ... The daysª of his youthª hast thou shortened:ª° thou hast coveredª°¹ him with shame.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 89:38-45} + "The Lordª at¹ thy right handª shall strike²° through¹ kingsª in the dayª of his wrath.ª ... He shall judgeª° among the heathen,ª he shall fillª° [the places] with the dead bodies;ª he shall woundª° the headsª over¹ manyª countries.ª" {Psa 110:5-6} + "Andª he shall ruleª° themª withª a rodª of iron;ª asª the¹ vesselsª of a potterª shall they be broken to shivers:ª° even²° asª Iª receivedª° ofª myª Father.ª" {Rev 2:27}
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