- lawful captive:
- Heb. captivity of the just, "For¹ we¹ [were] bondmen;ª yet our Godª hath not¹ forsakenª° us in our bondage,ª but hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ us in the sightª of the kingsª of Persia,ª to giveª° us a reviving,ª to set upª°¹ the houseª of our God,ª and to repairª°¹ the desolationsª thereof, and to giveª° us a wallª in Judahª and in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 9:9} + "And afterª all¹ that is comeª° upon¹ us for our evilª deeds,ª and for our greatª trespass,ª seeing¹ that thou¹ our Godª hast punishedª° us lessª than our iniquitiesª¹ [deserve], and hast givenª° us [such] deliveranceª as this;¹" {Ezr 9:13} + "Howbeit thou¹ [art] justª in¹ all¹ that is broughtª° upon¹ us; for¹ thou hast doneª° right,ª but we¹ have done wickedly:ª°" {Neh 9:33} + "And it yieldeth muchª° increaseª unto the kingsª whom¹ thou hast setª° over¹ us because of our sins:ª also they have dominionª° over¹ our bodies,ª and over our cattle,ª at their pleasure,ª and we¹ [are] in greatª distress.ª" {Neh 9:37} + "And go²°¹ not¹ afterª otherª godsª to serveª° them, and to worshipª° them, and provoke me not to angerª°¹¹ with the worksª of your hands;ª and I will do you no hurt.ª°¹ ... Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:6-9} + "And this¹ whole¹ landª shall be¹ a desolation,ª [and] an astonishment;ª and these¹ nationsª shall serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylonª seventyª years.ª ... For¹ manyª nationsª and greatª kingsª shall serveª° themselves¹ of them also:¹ and I will recompenseª° them according to their deeds,ª and according to the worksª of their own hands.ª" {Jer 25:11-14}
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