- Judah:
- "For¹ I¹ [will be] unto Ephraimª as a lion,ª and as a young lionª to the houseª of Judah:ª I,¹ [even] I,¹ will tearª° and go away;²°¹ I will take away,ª° and none¹ shall rescueª° [him]." {Hsa 5:14} + "For Israelª hath forgottenª°¹ his Maker,ª° and buildethª° temples;ª and Judahª hath multipliedª° fencedª° cities:ª but I will sendª° a fireª upon his cities,ª and it shall devourª° the palacesª thereof." {Hsa 8:14} + "Also¹ Judahª keptª° not¹¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª their God,ª but walked²°¹ in the statutesª of Israelª which¹ they made.ª° ... And the LORDª rejectedª° all¹ the seedª of Israel,ª and afflictedª° them, and deliveredª° them into the handª of spoilers,ª° until¹¹ he had cast²° them out¹ of his sight.ª¹" {2Kg 17:19-20} + "Thou hast walkedª° in the wayª of thy sister;ª therefore will I giveª° her cupª into thine hand.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thou hast forgottenª° me, and castª° me behindª thy back,ª therefore bearª° thou¹ also¹ thy lewdnessª and thy whoredoms.ª" {Ezk 23:31-35} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Judah,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have despisedª°¹ the lawª of the LORD,ª and have not¹ keptª° his commandments,ª and their liesª caused them to err,ª° afterª the which¹ their fathersª have walked:ª° ... But I will sendª° a fireª upon Judah,ª and it shall devourª° the palacesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Ams 2:4-5}
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