- the wicked:
- "Why¹ dost thou shewª° me iniquity,ª and cause [me] to beholdª° grievance?ª for spoilingª and violenceª [are] before¹ me: and there are¹ [that] raise upª° strifeª and contention.ª ... Therefore¹¹ the lawª is slacked,ª° and judgmentª doth neverª¹ go forth:ª° for¹ the wickedª doth compass²° about¹¹ the righteous;ª therefore¹¹ wrongª° judgmentª proceedeth.ª°" {Hab 1:3-4} + "How much more,¹ when¹ wickedª men²¹ have slainª°¹ a righteousª personª in his own houseª upon¹ his bed?ª shall I not¹ therefore now¹ requireª°¹ his bloodª of your hand,ª¹ and take you awayª°¹ from¹ the earth?ª" {2Sm 4:11} + "And the LORDª shall returnª°¹ his bloodª upon¹ his own head,ª who¹ fellª° upon twoª men²¹ more righteousª and betterª than¹ he, and slewª° them with the sword,ª my fatherª Davidª not¹ knowingª° [thereof, to wit],¹ Abnerª the sonª of Ner,ª captainª of the hostª of Israel,ª and Amasaª the sonª of Jether,ª captainª of the hostª of Judah.ª" {1Kg 2:32} + "The wickedª plottethª° against the just,ª and gnashethª° upon¹ him with his teeth.ª ... Their swordª shall enterª° into their own heart,ª and their bowsª shall be broken.ª°" {Psa 37:12-15} + "The wickedª watchethª° the righteous,ª and seekethª° to slayª° him. ... The LORDª will not¹ leaveª° him in his hand,ª nor¹ condemnª° him when he is judged.ª°" {Psa 37:32-33} + "[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Jonathelemrechokim,ª Michtamª of David,ª when the Philistinesª tookª° him in Gath.]]ª Be mercifulª° unto me, O God:ª for¹ manª would swallow me up;ª° he fightingª° dailyª¹ oppressethª° me. ... Mine enemiesª° would dailyª¹ swallow²° [me] up:¹ for¹ [they be] manyª that fightª° against me, O thou most High.ª" {Psa 56:1-2} + "Him,ª being deliveredª by the¹ determinateª° counselª andª foreknowledgeª of God,ª ye have taken,ª° and byª wickedª handsª have crucifiedª° and slain:ª°" {Act 2:23} + "The¹ Godª of Abraham,ª andª of Isaac,ª andª of Jacob,ª the¹ Godª of ourª fathers,ª hath glorifiedª° his²¹ Sonª Jesus;ª whomª yeª delivered up,ª° andª deniedª° himª in² the presenceª¹ of Pilate,ª when he¹ was determinedª° to let²° [him]² go.ª° ... Andª killedª° the¹ Princeª of life,ª whomª Godª hath raisedª° fromª the dead;ª whereofª weª areª° witnesses.ª" {Act 3:13-15}
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