- it was:
- "This¹ evilª people,ª which refuseª to hearª°¹ my words,ª which walkª° in the imaginationª of their heart,ª and walk²°¹ afterª otherª gods,ª to serveª° them, and to worshipª° them, shall even be¹ as this¹ girdle,ª which¹ is goodª° for nothing.¹¹" {Jer 13:10} + "The LORDª shewedª° me, and, behold,¹ twoª basketsª of figsª [were] setª° beforeª the templeª of the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª had carried away captiveª°¹ Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Judah,ª with¹ the carpentersª and smiths,ª from Jerusalem,ª¹ and had broughtª° them to Babylon.ª ... And as the evilª figs,ª which¹ cannot¹ be eaten,ª° they are so evil;ª¹ surely¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª So¹ will I giveª°¹ Zedekiahª the kingª of Judah,ª and his princes,ª and the residueª of Jerusalem,ª that remainª° in this¹ land,ª and them that dwellª° in the landª of Egypt:ª" {Jer 24:1-8} + "But we are¹ all¹ as an uncleanª [thing], and all¹ our righteousnessesª [are] as filthyª rags;ª and we all¹ do fadeª°°²° as a leaf;ª and our iniquities,ª like the wind,ª have taken us away.ª°" {Isa 64:6} + "Shall woodª be takenª° thereof¹ to doª° any work?ª or¹ will [men] takeª° a pinª of¹ it to hangª° any¹ vesselª thereon?¹ ... Behold,¹ when it was¹ whole,ª it was meetª° for no¹ work:ª how much less¹ shall it be meetª° yet¹ for [any] work,ª when¹ the fireª hath devouredª° it, and it is burned?ª°" {Ezk 15:3-5} + "Now Joshuaª was¹ clothedª° with filthyª garments,ª and stoodª° beforeª the angel.ª ... And he answeredª° and spakeª° unto¹ those that stoodª° beforeª him, saying,ª° Take awayª° the filthyª garmentsª from¹¹ him. And unto¹ him he said,ª° Behold,ª° I have caused thine iniquityª to passª° from¹¹ thee, and I will clotheª° thee with change of raiment.ª" {Zch 3:3-4} + "Saltª [is] good:ª butª ifª the¹ saltª have lost his savour,ª° wherewithªª shall it be seasoned?ª° ... It isª° neitherª fitª forª the land,ª nor yetª forª the dunghill;ª [but] men castª° itª out.ª He that hathª° earsª to hear,ª° let him hear.ª°" {Lke 14:34-35} + "They are²° allª gone out of the way,ª° they are²° togetherª become unprofitable;ª° there isª° noneª that doethª° good,ª no,¹ notª¹ one.ª²°²" {Rom 3:12} + "Whichª in time pastª was²° to theeª unprofitable,ª butª nowª profitableª to theeª andª to me:ª" {Phm 1:11}
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