- chief:
- Heb. corners, "I shall seeª° him, but not¹ now:¹ I shall beholdª° him, but not¹ nigh:ª there shall comeª° a Starª out of Jacob,ª¹ and a Sceptreª shall riseª° out of Israel,ª¹ and shall smiteª° the cornersª of Moab,ª and destroy²°¹ all¹ the childrenª of Sheth.ª°²" {Num 24:17} + "And the chiefª of all¹ the people,ª [even] of all¹ the tribesª of Israel,ª presented²° themselves¹ in the assemblyª of the peopleª of God,ª fourª hundredª thousandª footmenªª that drewª° sword.ª" {Jdg 20:2} + "But the peopleª answered,ª° Thou shalt not¹ go forth:ª° for¹ if¹ we flee²° away,ª° they will not¹ careªª° for¹ us; neither¹ if¹ halfª of us die,ª° will they careªª° for¹ us: but¹ now¹ [thou art] worthª tenª thousandª of us: therefore now¹ [it is] betterª that¹ thou succourª°°° us out of the city.ª¹" {2Sm 18:3} + "The princesª of the peopleª are gathered together,ª° [even] the peopleª of the Godª of Abraham:ª for¹ the shieldsª of the earthª [belong] unto God:ª he is greatlyª exalted.ª°" {Psa 47:9} + "Out of¹ him came forthª° the corner,ª out of¹ him the nail,ª out of¹ him the battleª bow,ª out of¹ him every¹ oppressorª° together.ª" {Zch 10:4} + "Jesusª saithª° unto them,ª Did ye²° never²¹ readª° inª the¹ scriptures,ª The stoneª whichª the¹ buildersª° rejected,ª° the sameª is becomeª°² the¹ headª of the corner:ª thisª is²¹ the Lord's² doing,²°¹¹ andª it isª° marvellousª inª ourª eyes?ª" {Mtt 21:42} + "And are builtª° uponª the¹ foundationª of the¹ apostlesª andª prophets,ª Jesusª Christª himselfª beingª° the chief cornerª [stone];" {Eph 2:20}
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