- the desolations:
- "Lift upª° thy feetª unto the perpetualª desolations;ª [even] all¹ [that] the enemyª° hath done wickedlyª° in the sanctuary.ª ... They have castª° fireª into thy sanctuary,ª they have defiledª° [by casting down] the dwelling placeª of thy nameª to the ground.ª" {Psa 74:3-7} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª the heathenª are comeª° into thine inheritance;ª¹ thy holyª templeª have they defiled;ª° they have laidª°¹ Jerusalemª on heaps.ª ...¹ The dead bodiesª of thy servantsª have they givenª° [to be] meatª unto the fowlsª of the heaven,ª the fleshª of thy saintsª unto the beastsª of the earth.ª" {Psa 79:1-2} + "Then saidª° I, Lord,ª how long?¹¹ And he answered,ª° Until¹¹ the citiesª be wastedª° without¹¹ inhabitant,ª° and the housesª without¹¹ man,ª and the landª be utterlyª desolate,ª° ... And the LORDª have removed²° men² far away,ª°¹¹ and [there be] a greatª forsakingª in the midstª of the land.ª" {Isa 6:11-12} + "The cityª of confusionª is broken down:ª° every¹ houseª is shut up,ª° that no man may come in.ª°¹ ... In the cityª is leftª° desolation,ª and the gateª is smittenª° with destruction.ª" {Isa 24:10-12} + "Thy holyª citiesª are¹ a wilderness,ª Zionª is¹ a wilderness,ª Jerusalemª a desolation.ª" {Isa 64:10} + "Then will I cause to ceaseª° from the citiesª¹ of Judah,ª and from the streetsª¹ of Jerusalem,ª the voiceª of mirth,ª and the voiceª of gladness,ª the voiceª of the bridegroom,ª and the voiceª of the bride:ª for¹ the landª shall be¹ desolate.ª" {Jer 7:34} + "[To wit],¹ Jerusalem,ª and the citiesª of Judah,ª and the kingsª thereof, and¹ the princesª thereof, to makeª° them a desolation,ª an astonishment,ª an hissing,ª and a curse;ª as [it is] this¹ day;ª" {Jer 25:18} + "Then will I makeª°¹ this¹ houseª like Shiloh,ª and will makeª° this¹ cityª a curseª to all¹ the nationsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 26:6} + "Micahª the Morasthiteª prophesiedª°¹ in the daysª of Hezekiahª kingª of Judah,ª and spakeª° to¹ all¹ the peopleª of Judah,ª saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Zionª shall be plowedª° [like] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of a forest.ª" {Jer 26:18} + "How¹ doth the cityª sitª° solitary,ª [that was] fullª of people!ª [how] is she become¹ as a widow!ª she [that was] greatª among the nations,ª [and] princessª among the provinces,ª [how] is she become¹ tributary!ª" {Lam 1:1} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12}
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