- the habitations:
- "And also¹ I¹ have withholdenª°¹ the rainª from¹ you, when [there were] yet¹ threeª monthsª to the harvest:ª and I caused it to rainª° upon¹ oneª city,ª and caused it not to rainª°¹ upon¹ anotherª city:ª oneª pieceª was rained²° upon,¹ and the pieceª whereupon¹¹ it rainedª° not¹ withered.ª° ... So twoª [or] threeª citiesª wanderedª° unto¹ oneª city,ª to drinkª° water;ª but they were not¹ satisfied:ª° yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:7-8} + "The earthª mournethª° [and] languisheth:ª° Lebanonª is ashamedª° [and] hewn down:ª° Sharonª is¹ like a wilderness;ª and Bashanª and Carmelª shake offª° [their fruits]." {Isa 33:9} + "How long¹¹ shall the landª mourn,ª° and the herbsª of every¹ fieldª wither,ª° for the wickednessª¹ of them that dwellª° therein? the beastsª are consumed,ª° and the birds;ª because¹ they said,ª° He shall not¹ seeª°¹ our last end.ª" {Jer 12:4} + "Judahª mourneth,ª° and the gatesª thereof languish;ª° they are blackª° unto the ground;ª and the cryª of Jerusalemª is gone up.ª°" {Jer 14:2} + "The meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is cut offª° from the houseª¹ of the LORD;ª the priests,ª the LORD'Sª ministers,ª° mourn.ª° ... Girdª° yourselves, and lament,ª° ye priests:ª howl,ª° ye ministersª° of the altar:ª come,ª° lie all nightª° in sackcloth,ª ye ministersª° of my God:ª for¹ the meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is withholdenª° from the houseª¹ of your God.ª" {Jol 1:9-13} + "Is not¹ the meatª cut offª° before¹ our eyes,ª [yea], joyª and gladnessª from the houseª¹ of our God?ª ... How¹ do the beastsª groan!ª° the herdsª of cattleª are perplexed,ª° because¹ they have no¹ pasture;ª yea,¹ the flocksª of sheepª are made desolate.ª°" {Jol 1:16-18}
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