- which sat in darkness:
- "Such as sitª° in darknessª and in the shadow of death,ª [being] boundª in afflictionª and iron;ª ... He brought them outª° of darknessª¹ and the shadow of death,ª and brakeª° their bandsª in sunder.²°" {Psa 107:10-14} + "I¹ the LORDª have calledª° thee in righteousness,ª and will holdª° thine hand,ª and will keepª° thee, and giveª° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª for a lightª of the Gentiles;ª ... To openª° the blindª eyes,ª to bring outª° the prisonersª from the prison,ª¹ [and] them that sitª° in darknessª out of the prisonª house.ª¹" {Isa 42:6-7} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee. ... And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:1-3} + "Rejoiceª° not¹ against me, O mine enemy:ª° when¹ I fall,ª° I shall arise;ª° when¹ I sitª° in darkness,ª the LORDª [shall be] a lightª unto me." {Mic 7:8} + "Throughª the tender² mercyª¹ of ourª God;ª wherebyªª the dayspringª fromª on highª hath visitedª° us,ª ... To give lightª° to them that sitª° inª darknessª andª [in] the shadowª of death,ª to guideª° ourª feetª intoª the wayª of peace.ª" {Lke 1:78-79} + "A lightª toª lightenª the Gentiles,ª andª the gloryª of thyª peopleª Israel.ª" {Lke 2:32}
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