- the mighty:
- Nebuchadnezzar, the subverter of the Assyrian empire. "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª The swordª of the kingª of Babylonª shall come²° upon¹ thee. ... By the swordsª of the mightyª will I cause thy multitudeª to fall,ª° the terribleª of the nations,ª all¹ of them: and they shall spoilª°¹ the pompª of Egypt,ª and all¹ the multitudeª thereof shall be destroyed.ª°" {Ezk 32:11-12} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "O thouª king,ª the most highª Godª gaveª° Nebuchadnezzarª thy fatherª a kingdom,ª and majesty,ª and glory,ª and honour:ª ... And forª the majestyª that¹ he gaveª° him, allª people,ª nations,ª and languages,ª trembledªª° and fearedª° beforeª¹ him:² whom¹ he wouldªª°° he slew;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he kept alive;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he set up;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he put down.ªª°°" {Dan 5:18-19}
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