- the men of:
- The Chaldeans, whose agents they became in persecuting the Jews. "For¹ [it was] not¹ an enemyª° [that] reproachedª° me; then I could have borneª° [it]: neither¹ [was it] he that hatedª° me [that] did magnifyª° [himself] against¹ me; then I would have hid²° myself¹ from¹ him: ... But [it was] thou,¹ a manª mine equal,ª my guide,ª and mine acquaintance.ª°" {Psa 55:12-13} + "And [when] thou¹ [art] spoiled,ª° what¹ wilt thou do?ª° Though¹ thou clothestª° thyself with crimson,ª though¹ thou deckestª° thee with ornamentsª of gold,ª though¹ thou rentestª° thy faceª with painting,ª in vainª shalt thou make thyself fair;ª° [thy] loversª° will despiseª° thee, they will seekª° thy life.ª" {Jer 4:30} + "All¹ thy loversª° have forgottenª° thee; they seekª° thee not;¹ for¹ I have woundedª° thee with the woundª of an enemy,ª° with the chastisementª of a cruel¹ one,² for¹ the multitudeª of thine iniquity;ª [because] thy sinsª were increased.ª°" {Jer 30:14} + "I calledª° for my lovers,ª° [but] they¹ deceivedª° me: my priestsª and mine eldersª gave up the ghostª° in the city,ª while¹ they soughtª° their meatª to relieveª°¹ their souls.ª" {Lam 1:19} + "Therefore,¹ O Aholibah,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª°¹ thy loversª° against¹ thee, from whom¹¹¹ thy mindª is alienated,ª° and I will bringª° them against¹ thee on every side;ª¹ ... And I will setª° my jealousyª against thee, and they shall dealª° furiouslyª with¹ thee: they shall take awayª° thy noseª and thine ears;ª and thy remnantª shall fallª° by the sword:ª they¹ shall takeª° thy sonsª and thy daughters;ª and thy residueª shall be devouredª° by the fire.ª" {Ezk 23:22-25} + "Andª the¹ tenª hornsª whichª thou sawestª° areª° tenª kings,ª whichª have receivedª° no²° kingdom² as yet;ª¹ butª receiveª° powerª asª kingsª oneª hourª withª the¹ beast.ª ... Forª Godª hath putª° inª their²¹ heartsª to fulfilª° his²¹ will,ª andª to agree,ªªª° andª giveª° their²¹ kingdomª unto the¹ beast,ª untilª the¹ wordsª of Godª shall be fulfilled.ª°" {Rev 17:12-17}
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