- despised:
- "But manyª of the priestsª¹ and Levitesª and chiefª of the fathers,ª [who were] ancient men,ª that¹ had seenª°¹ the firstª house,ª when the foundation²° of this house² was laidª°¹¹ before their eyes,ª weptª° with a loudª voice;ª and manyª shouted² aloudª°¹¹ for joy:ª ... So that the peopleª could not¹ discernª° the noiseª of the shoutª of joyª from the noiseª of the weepingª of the people:ª for¹ the peopleª shoutedª° with a loudª shout,ª and the noiseª was heardª° afar off.ª¹¹" {Ezr 3:12-13} + "And he spakeª° beforeª his brethrenª and the armyª of Samaria,ª and said,ª° What¹ doª° these feebleª Jews?ª will they fortifyª° themselves? will they sacrifice?ª° will they make an endª° in a day?ª will they reviveª°¹ the stonesª out of the heapsª¹ of the rubbishª which¹ are burned?ª° ... Hear,ª° O our God;ª for¹ we are¹ despised:ª and turnª° their reproachª upon¹ their own head,ª and giveª° them for a preyª in the landª of captivity:ª" {Neh 4:2-4} + "Though thy beginningª was¹ small,ª yet thy latter endª should greatlyª increase.ª°" {Job 8:7} + "But the pathª of the justª [is] as the shiningª light,ª that shinethª° more²° and more¹ unto¹ the perfectª° day.ª" {Prv 4:18} + "Thou sawestªª°° tillª that¹ a stoneª was cut outª° withoutª¹ hands,ª which smoteª° the imageª uponª his feetª [that were] of¹ ironª and clay,ª and brake²° them² to pieces.ª°¹ ... Thenª was the iron,ª the clay,ª the brass,ª the silver,ª and the gold,ª broken to piecesª°²° together,ª and becameª° like the chaffª ofª the summerª threshingfloors;ª and the windª carried²° them² away,ª°¹ that² noª¹ placeª was foundª° for them: and the stoneª that¹ smoteª° the imageª becameª° a greatª mountain,ª and filledª° the wholeª earth.ª" {Dan 2:34-35} + "Then shall we know,ª° [if] we follow²° on¹ to knowª°¹ the LORD:ª his going forthª is preparedª° as the morning;ª and he shall comeª° unto us as the rain,ª as the latterª [and] former rain²°¹ unto the earth.ª" {Hsa 6:3} + "Who¹ [is] leftª° among you that¹ sawª°¹ this¹ houseª in her firstª glory?ª and how¹ do ye¹ seeª° it now?¹ [is it] not¹ in your eyesª in comparison² of it¹ as nothing?¹" {Hgg 2:3} + "Anotherª parableª put he forthª° unto them,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² to¹ a grainª of mustard seed,ª whichª a manª took,ª° and¹ sowedª° inª hisª field:ª ... Anotherª parableª spake¹ he²° unto them;ª The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² unto¹ leaven,ª whichª a womanª took,ª° and¹ hidª° inª threeª measuresª of meal,ª tillª the¹ wholeª was² leavened.ª°" {Mtt 13:31-33} + "Andª base thingsª of the¹ world,ª andª things which are despised,ª° hath²° Godª chosen,ª° [yea], andª things¹ which² areª° not,ª to²¹ bring to noughtª° things that are:ª° ... Thatª noªª fleshª should gloryª° in his presence.ªª" {1Co 1:28-29}
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