"The swordª without,ª¹ and terrorª within,ª¹ shall destroyª° both¹ the young manª and¹ the virgin,ª the sucklingª° [also] with¹ the manª of gray hairs.ª" {Deu 32:25} + "[[A Psalmª of David,ª when he was¹ in the wildernessª of Judah.]]ª O God,ª thou¹ [art] my God;ª early will I seekª° thee: my soulª thirstethª° for thee, my fleshª longethª° for thee in a dryª and thirstyª land,ª where noª waterª is;" {Psa 63:1} + "That¹ our sonsª [may be] as plantsª grown upª° in their youth;ª [that] our daughtersª [may be] as corner stones,ª polishedª° [after] the similitudeª of a palace:ª ... Happyª [is that] people,ª that is in such a case:ª¹ [yea], happyª [is that] people,ª whose Godª [is] the LORD.ª¹" {Psa 144:12-15} + "Even the youthsª shall faintª° and be weary,ª° and the young menª shall utterly²° fall:ª°" {Isa 40:30} + "[When] the poorª and needyª seekª° water,ª and [there is] none,¹ [and] their tongueª failethª° for thirst,ª I¹ the LORDª will hearª° them, I the Godª of Israelª will not¹ forsakeª° them. ... That¹ they may see,ª° and know,ª° and consider,ª° and understandª° together,ª that¹ the handª of the LORDª hath doneª° this,¹ and the Holy Oneª of Israelª hath createdª° it." {Isa 41:17-20} + "Thou daughterª that dost inhabitª° Dibon,ª come downª° from [thy] glory,ª¹ and sitª° in thirst;ª for¹ the spoilerª° of Moabª shall comeª° upon thee, [and] he shall destroyª° thy strong holds.ª" {Jer 48:18} + "The LORDª is righteous;ª for¹ I have rebelledª° against his commandment:ª hear,ª° I pray you,¹ all¹ people,ª and beholdª° my sorrow:ª my virginsª and my young menª are goneª° into captivity.ª" {Lam 1:18} + "The eldersª of the daughterª of Zionª sitª° upon the ground,ª [and] keep silence:ª° they have cast upª° dustª upon¹ their heads;ª they have girdedª° themselves with sackcloth:ª the virginsª of Jerusalemª hang downª° their headsª to the ground.ª" {Lam 2:10} + "The youngª and the oldª lieª° on the groundª in the streets:ª my virginsª and my young menª are fallenª° by the sword;ª thou hast slainª° [them] in the dayª of thine anger;ª thou hast killed,ª° [and] not¹ pitied.ª°" {Lam 2:21} + "Lest¹ I stripª° her naked,ª and setª° her as in the dayª that she was born,ª° and makeª° her as a wilderness,ª and setª° her like a dryª land,ª and slayª° her with thirst.ª" {Hsa 2:3} + "For¹ how¹ great [is] his goodness,ª and how¹ great [is] his beauty!ª cornª shall make the young menª cheerful,ª° and new wineª the maids.ª" {Zch 9:17} |
