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- "My servantsª shall bring [them] downª° from¹ Lebanonª unto the sea:ª and I¹ will conveyª° them by seaª in floatsª unto¹ the placeª that¹ thou shalt appointª°¹ me, and will cause them to be dischargedª° there,¹ and thou¹ shalt receiveª° [them]: and thou¹ shalt accomplishª°¹ my desire,ª in givingª° foodª for my household.ª ... And Solomonª gaveª° Hiramª twentyª thousandª measuresª of wheatª [for] foodª to his household,ª and twentyª measuresª of pureª oil:ª thus¹ gaveª° Solomonª to Hiramª yearª by year.ª" {1Kg 5:9-11} + "And, behold,¹ I will giveª° to thy servants,ª the hewersª° that cutª° timber,ª twentyª thousandª measuresª of beatenª wheat,ª and twentyª thousandª measuresª of barley,ª and twentyª thousandª bathsª of wine,ª and twentyª thousandª bathsª of oil.ª" {2Ch 2:10} + "Now¹ therefore the wheat,ª and the barley,ª the oil,ª and the wine,ª which¹ my lordª hath spokenª° of, let him sendª° unto his servants:ª" {2Ch 2:15} + "They gaveª° moneyª also unto the masons,ª° and to the carpenters;ª and meat,ª and drink,ª and oil,ª unto them of Zidon,ª and to them of Tyre,ª to bringª° cedarª treesª from¹ Lebanonª to¹ the seaª of Joppa,ª according to the grantª that they had of Cyrusª kingª of Persia.ª" {Ezr 3:7} + "Judah,ª and the landª of Israel,ª they¹ [were] thy merchants:ª° they tradedª° in thy marketª wheatª of Minnith,ª and Pannag,ª and honey,ª and oil,ª and balm.ª" {Ezk 27:17} + "For she¹ did not¹ knowª° that¹ I¹ gaveª° her corn,ª and wine,ª and oil,ª and multipliedª° her silverª and gold,ª [which] they preparedª° for Baal.ª ... Therefore¹ will I return,ª° and take awayª° my cornª in the timeª thereof, and my wineª in the seasonª thereof, and will recoverª° my woolª and my flaxª [given] to coverª°¹ her nakedness.ª" {Hsa 2:8-9} + "And I¹ also¹ have givenª° you cleannessª of teethª in all¹ your cities,ª and wantª of breadª in all¹ your places:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... I have smittenª° you with blastingª and mildew:ª when your gardensª and your vineyardsª and your fig treesª and your olive treesª increased,ª° the palmerwormª devouredª° [them]: yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:6-9} + "Go upª° to the mountain,ª and bringª° wood,ª and buildª° the house;ª and I will take pleasureª° in it, and I will be glorified,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª ... And I calledª° for a droughtª upon¹ the land,ª and upon¹ the mountains,ª and upon¹ the corn,ª and upon¹ the new wine,ª and upon¹ the oil,ª and upon¹ [that] which¹ the groundª bringeth forth,ª° and upon¹ men,ª and upon¹ cattle,ª and upon¹ all¹ the labourª of the hands.ª" {Hgg 1:8-11} + "Since those [days] were,¹¹ when [one] cameª° to¹ an heapª of twentyª [measures], there were¹ [but] ten:ª when [one] cameª° to¹ the pressfatª for to draw outª° fiftyª [vessels] out of the press,ª there were¹ [but] twenty.ª ... I smoteª° you with blastingª and with mildewª and with hailª in¹ all¹ the laboursª of your hands;ª yet ye [turned] not¹ to¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Hgg 2:16-17} + "Andª the¹ lordª commendedª° the¹ unjustª steward,ª becauseª he had doneª° wisely:ª forª the¹ childrenª of thisª worldª areª° inª theirª generationª wiserª thanª the¹ childrenª of light.ª" {Lke 16:8}
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