- The sword:
- "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will bringª° upon¹ Tyrusª Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª a kingª of kings,ª from the north,ª¹ with horses,ª and with chariots,ª and with horsemen,ª and companies,ª and muchª people.ª" {Ezk 26:7} + "And the swordª shall comeª° upon Egypt,ª and great painª shall be¹ in Ethiopia,ª when the slainª shall fallª° in Egypt,ª and they shall take awayª° her multitude,ª and her foundationsª shall be broken down.ª°" {Ezk 30:4} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and will breakª°¹ his arms,ª¹ the strong,ª and that which was broken;ª° and I will cause¹ the swordª to fallª° out of his hand.ª¹ ... But I will strengthenª°¹ the armsª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and the armsª of Pharaohª shall fall down;ª° and they shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD,ª when I shall putª° my swordª into the handª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and he shall stretch it outª°¹ upon¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Ezk 30:22-25} + "And sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will setª° his throneª uponª¹ these¹ stonesª that¹ I have hid;ª° and he shall spreadª°¹ his royal pavilionª over¹ them." {Jer 43:10} + "The wordª that¹ the LORDª spakeª° to¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª how Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª should comeª° [and] smiteª°¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Jer 46:13} + "The daughterª of Egyptª shall be confounded;ª° she shall be deliveredª° into the handª of the peopleª of the north.ª ... And I will deliverª° them into the handª of those that seekª° their lives,ª and into the handª of Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and into the handª of his servants:ª and afterwardª¹ it shall be inhabited,ª° as in the daysª of old,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 46:24-26}
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