- the strangers:
- "Strangersª° have devouredª° his strength,ª and he¹ knowethª° [it] not:¹ yea,¹ gray hairsª are here and thereª° upon him, yet he¹ knowethª° not.¹" {Hsa 7:9} + "The fruitª of thy land,ª and all¹ thy labours,ª shall a nationª which¹ thou knowestª° not¹ eat up;ª° and thou shalt be¹ only¹ oppressedª° and crushedª° alway:ª¹" {Deu 28:33} + "And [so] it was,¹ when¹ Israelª had sown,ª° that the Midianitesª came up,ª° and the Amalekites,²¹ and the childrenª of the east,ª even they came upª° against¹ them; ... And Israelª was greatlyª impoverishedª° becauseª¹ of the Midianites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {Jdg 6:3-6} + "And the angerª of the LORDª was kindledª° against Israel,ª and he deliveredª° them into the handª of Hazaelª kingª of Syria,ª and into the handª of Benhadadª the sonª of Hazael,ª all¹ [their] days.ª ... Neither¹¹ did he leaveª° of the peopleª to Jehoahazª but¹¹ fiftyª horsemen,ª and tenª chariots,ª and tenª thousandª footmen;ª for¹ the kingª of Syriaª had destroyedª° them, and had madeª° them like the dustª by threshing.ª°" {2Kg 13:3-7} + "[And] Pulª the kingª of Assyriaª cameª° against¹ the land:ª and Menahemª gaveª° Pulª a thousandª talentsª of silver,ª that his handª might be¹ with¹ him to confirmª° the kingdomª in his hand.ª" {2Kg 15:19} + "In the daysª of Pekahª kingª of Israelª cameª° Tiglathpileserª kingª of Assyria,ª and tookª°¹ Ijon,ª and Abelbethmaachah,ª and Janoah,ª and Kedesh,ª and Hazor,ª and Gilead,ª and Galilee,ª all¹ the landª of Naphtali,ª and carried them captiveª° to Assyria.ª" {2Kg 15:29}
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