- as sheep:
- "He was oppressed,ª° and he¹ was afflicted,ª° yet he openedª° not¹ his mouth:ª he is broughtª° as a lambª to the slaughter,ª and as a sheepª beforeª her shearersª° is dumb,ª° so he openethª° not¹ his mouth.ª" {Isa 53:7} + "But I¹ [was] like a lambª [or] an oxª [that] is broughtª° to the slaughter;ª° and I knewª° not¹ that¹ they had devisedª° devicesª against¹ me, [saying], Let us destroyª° the treeª with the fruitª thereof, and let us cut him offª° from the landª¹ of the living,ª that his nameª may be no¹ more¹ remembered.ª°" {Jer 11:19} + "But thou,¹ O LORD,ª knowestª° me: thou hast seenª° me, and triedª° mine heartª toward¹ thee: pull them outª° like sheepª for the slaughter,ª and prepareª° them for the dayª of slaughter.ª" {Jer 12:3} + "I will bring them downª° like lambsª to the slaughter,ª° like ramsª with¹ he goats.ª" {Jer 51:40} + "ª The¹ placeª of the¹ scriptureª whichª he readª° wasª° this,ª He was ledª° asª a sheepª toª the slaughter;ª andª likeª a lambª dumbª beforeª hisª shearer,ª° soª opened¹ he²° notª his²¹ mouth:ª" {Act 8:32}
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