- they that:
- The small remnant which continued in the land under Gedaliah, after the desolation of Jerusalem, flattered themselves, notwithstanding all their crimes, that they should inherit the whole land. "Sayª° thou thus¹ unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª [As] I¹ live,ª surely¹¹ they that¹ [are] in the wastesª shall fallª° by the sword,ª and him that¹ [is] in¹ the openª fieldª will I giveª° to the beastsª to be devoured,ª° and they that¹ [be] in the fortsª and in the cavesª shall dieª° of the pestilence.ª" {Ezk 33:27} + "Thou shalt also takeª° thereof¹¹ a fewª in number,ª and bindª° them in thy skirts.ª ... Then take¹ of¹ them again,²°¹ and castª° them into¹ the midstª of the fire,ª and burnª° them in the fire;ª [for] thereof¹ shall a fireª come forthª° into¹ all¹ the houseª of Israel.ª" {Ezk 5:3-4} + "Sonª of man,ª prophesyª° against¹ the shepherdsª° of Israel,ª prophesy,ª° and sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª unto the shepherds;ª° Woeª [be] to the shepherdsª° of Israelª that¹ do feedª°¹ themselves! should not¹ the shepherdsª° feedª° the flocks?ª" {Ezk 34:2} + "But Nebuzaradanª the captainª of the guardª leftª° of the poorª of¹ the people,ª which¹ had nothing,ª¹ in the landª of Judah,ª and gaveª° them vineyardsª and fieldsª at the same¹ time.ª" {Jer 39:10} + "Now when all¹ the captainsª of the forcesª which¹ [were] in the fields,ª [even] they¹ and their men,²¹ heardª° that¹ the kingª of Babylonª had made¹ Gedaliahª the sonª of Ahikamª governorª° in the land,ª and¹ had committedª° unto¹ him men,²¹ and women,ª and children,ª and of the poorª¹ of the land,ª of them that¹¹ were not¹ carried away captiveª° to Babylon;ª" {Jer 40:7}
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