- I sat down:
- "And the messengerª° answeredª° and said,ª° Israelª is fledª° beforeª the Philistines,ª and there hath been¹ also¹ a greatª slaughterª among the people,ª and thy twoª sonsª also,¹ Hophniª and Phinehas,ª are dead,ª° and the arkª of Godª is taken.ª° ... And she said,ª° The gloryª is departedª° from Israel:ª¹ for¹ the arkª of Godª is taken.ª°" {1Sm 4:17-22} + "Now when Ezraª had prayed,ª° and when he had confessed,ª° weepingª° and casting himself downª° beforeª the houseª of God,ª there assembledª° unto¹ him out of Israelª¹ a veryª greatª congregationª of men²¹ and womenª and children:ª for¹ the peopleª weptª° very²° sore.ª¹" {Ezr 10:1} + "For¹ the zealª of thine houseª hath eaten me up;ª° and the reproachesª of them that reproachedª° thee are fallenª° upon¹ me. ... When I wept,ª° [and chastened] my soulª with fasting,ª that was¹ to my reproach.ª" {Psa 69:9-10} + "Thou¹ shalt arise,ª° [and] have mercy²° upon¹ Zion:ª for¹ the timeª to favourª° her, yea,¹ the set time,ª is come.ª° ... For¹ thy servantsª take pleasure²° in¹¹ her stones,ª and favourª° the dustª thereof." {Psa 102:13-14} + "By¹ the riversª of Babylon,ª there¹ we sat down,ª° yea,¹ we wept,ª° when we rememberedª°¹ Zion.ª" {Psa 137:1} + "And I setª°¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª" {Dan 9:3} + "I will gatherª° [them that are] sorrowfulª° for the solemn assembly,ª¹ [who] are¹ of¹ thee, [to whom] the reproachª of¹ it [was] a burden.ª" {Zph 3:18} + "Rejoiceª° withª them that do rejoice,ª° andª weepª° withª them that weep.ª°" {Rom 12:15}
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