- the nations:
- "And the LORDª sentª° against him¹ bandsª of the Chaldees,ª and bandsª of the Syrians,ª and bandsª of the Moabites,ª and bandsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and sentª° them against Judahª to destroyª° it, according to the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he spakeª° byª his servantsª the prophets.ª" {2Kg 24:2} + "Israelª [is] a scatteredª° sheep;ª the lionsª have driven [him] away:ª° firstª the kingª of Assyriaª hath devouredª° him; and lastª this¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª hath broken his bones.ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will punishª°¹ the kingª of Babylonª and his land,ª as¹ I have punishedª°¹ the kingª of Assyria.ª" {Jer 50:17-18} + "Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylonª hath devouredª° me, he hath crushedª° me, he hath madeª° me an emptyª vessel,ª he hath swallowed me upª° like a dragon,ª he hath filledª° his bellyª with my delicates,ª¹ he hath cast me out.ª° ... The violenceª done to me and to my fleshª [be] upon¹ Babylon,ª shall the inhabitantª° of Zionª say;ª° and my bloodª upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Chaldea,ª shall Jerusalemª say.ª°" {Jer 51:34-35} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thou hast clappedª° [thine] hands,ª and stampedª° with the feet,ª and rejoicedª° in heartª with all¹ thy despiteª against¹ the landª of Israel;ª ... Behold,¹ therefore¹ I will stretch outª°¹ mine handª upon¹ thee, and will deliverª° thee for a spoilª°² to the heathen;ª and I will cut thee offª° from¹ the people,ª and I will cause thee to perishª° out of¹ the countries:ª I will destroyª° thee; and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 25:6-7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because that¹ Edomª hath dealtª° against the houseª of Judahª by takingª° vengeance,ª and hath greatly²° offended,ª° and revenged²° himself¹ upon them;" {Ezk 25:12} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ the Philistinesª have dealtª° by revenge,ª and have takenª° vengeanceª with a despitefulª heart,ª to destroyª [it] for the oldª hatred;ª" {Ezk 25:15} + "Sonª of man,ª because that¹¹ Tyrusª hath saidª° against¹ Jerusalem,ª Aha,ª she is brokenª° [that was] the gatesª of the people:ª she is turnedª° unto¹ me: I shall be replenished,ª° [now] she is laid waste:ª°" {Ezk 26:2} + "Because¹ thou hast had¹ a perpetualª hatred,ª and hast shedª° [the blood of]¹ the childrenª of Israelª by¹ the forceª of the swordª in the timeª of their calamity,ª in the timeª [that their] iniquityª [had] an end:ª" {Ezk 35:5} + "I will also gatherª°¹ all¹ nations,ª and will bring them downª° into¹ the valleyª of Jehoshaphat,ª and will pleadª° with¹ them there¹ for¹ my peopleª and [for] my heritageª Israel,ª whom¹ they have scatteredª° among the nations,ª and partedª° my land.ª ... And I will sellª°¹ your sonsª and your daughtersª into the handª of the childrenª of Judah,ª and they shall sellª° them to the Sabeans,ª to¹ a peopleª far off:ª for¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]." {Jol 3:2-8} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Damascus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have threshedª°¹ Gileadª with threshing instrumentsª of iron:ª ... I will breakª° also the barª of Damascus,ª and cut offª° the inhabitantª° from the plainª¹ of Aven,ª and him that holdethª° the sceptreª from the house² of Eden:ª²°¹ and the peopleª of Syriaª shall go into captivityª° unto Kir,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 1:3-5} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Tyrus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they delivered upª° the wholeª captivityª to Edom,ª and rememberedª° not¹ the brotherlyª covenant:ª" {Ams 1:9} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Edom,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ he did pursueª° his brotherª with the sword,ª and did cast offª° all pity,ª and his angerª did tearª° perpetually,ª and he keptª° his wrathª for ever:ª" {Ams 1:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have ripped upª° the women with childª of Gilead,ª that¹ they might enlargeª°¹ their border:ª" {Ams 1:13} + "For [thy] violenceª¹ against thy brotherª Jacobª shameª shall coverª° thee, and thou shalt be cut offª° for ever.ª ... For¹ as¹ ye have drunkª° upon¹ my holyª mountain,ª [so] shall all¹ the heathenª drinkª° continually,ª yea, they shall drink,ª° and they shall swallow down,ª° and they shall be¹ as though they had notª been.¹" {Oba 1:10-16} + "Now¹ also manyª nationsª are gatheredª° against¹ thee, that say,ª° Let her be defiled,ª° and let our eyeª lookª° upon Zion.ª" {Mic 4:11} + "And they shall waste²°¹¹ the landª of Assyriaª with the sword,ª and the landª of Nimrodª in the entrancesª thereof: thus shall he deliverª° [us] from¹ the Assyrian,ª when¹ he comethª° into our land,ª and when¹ he treadethª° within our borders.ª" {Mic 5:6} + "Then [she that is] mine enemyª° shall seeª° [it], and shameª shall coverª° her which saidª° unto¹ me, Where¹ is the LORDª thy God?ª mine eyesª shall beholdª° her: now¹ shall she be¹ trodden downª as the mireª of the streets.ª" {Mic 7:10} + "Because¹ thou¹ hast spoiledª° manyª nations,ª all¹ the remnantª of the peopleª shall spoilª° thee; because of men'sª blood,ª¹ and [for] the violenceª of the land,ª of the city,ª and of all¹ that dwellª° therein." {Hab 2:8} + "For¹ the violenceª of Lebanonª shall coverª° thee, and the spoilª of beasts,ª [which] made them afraid,ª° because of men'sª blood,ª¹ and for the violenceª of the land,ª of the city,ª and of all¹ that dwellª° therein." {Hab 2:17} + "I have heardª° the reproachª of Moab,ª and the revilingsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª whereby¹ they have reproachedª°¹ my people,ª and magnifiedª° [themselves] against¹ their border.ª" {Zph 2:8}
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