- his excellency:
- "And they said,ª° Go to,ª° let us buildª° us a cityª and a tower,ª whose topª [may reach] unto heaven;ª and let us makeª° us a name,ª lest¹ we be scattered abroadª° upon¹ the faceª of the whole¹ earth.ª" {Gen 11:4} + "For thou¹ hast saidª° in thine heart,ª I will ascendª° into heaven,ª I will exaltª° my throneª aboveª¹ the starsª of God:ª I will sitª° also upon the mountª of the congregation,ª in the sidesª of the north:ª ... I will ascendª° above¹ the heightsª of the clouds;ª I will be likeª° the most High.ª" {Isa 14:13-14} + "The treeª grew,ª° and was strong,ª° and the heightª thereof reachedª° unto heaven,ª and the sightª thereof to the endª of allª the earth:ª" {Dan 4:11} + "It¹ [is] thou,ª O king,ª that¹ art grownª° and become strong:ª° for thy greatnessª is grown,ª° and reachethª° unto heaven,ª and thy dominionª to the endª of the earth.ª" {Dan 4:22} + "Though¹ they digª° into hell,ª thence¹¹ shall mine handª takeª° them; though¹ they climb upª° to heaven,ª thence¹¹ will I bring them down:ª°" {Ams 9:2} + "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª° thee, thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation²°¹ [is] high;ª that saithª° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª° to the ground?ª ... Though¹ thou exaltª° [thyself] as the eagle,ª and though¹ thou setª° thy nestª among¹ the stars,ª thence¹¹ will I bring thee down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Oba 1:3-4} + "Andª thou,ª Capernaum,ª which² art exaltedª° untoª heaven,ª shalt be brought downª° toª hell:ª forª ifª the¹ mighty works,ª which² have been doneª° inª thee,ª had been doneª° inª Sodom,ª it would have remainedª²° untilª this day.ª" {Mtt 11:23}
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