- Shall iron:
- "For,¹ behold,¹ I² have madeª° thee this dayª a defencedª city,ª and an ironª pillar,ª and brasenª wallsª against¹ the whole¹ land,ª against the kingsª of Judah,ª against the princesª thereof, against the priestsª thereof, and against the peopleª of the land.ª ... And they shall fightª° against¹ thee; but they shall not¹ prevailª° against thee; for¹ I¹ [am] with¹ thee, saithª° the LORD,ª to deliverª° thee." {Jer 1:18-19} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel;ª Behold,¹ I will turn backª°¹ the weaponsª of warª that¹ [are] in your hands,ª wherewith¹ ye¹ fightª° against¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and [against] the Chaldeans,ª which besiegeª°¹ you withoutª¹ the walls,ª and I will assembleª° them into¹ the midstª of this¹ city.ª ... And I myself¹ will fightª° against¹ you with an outstretchedª° handª and with a strongª arm,ª even in anger,ª and in fury,ª and in greatª wrath.ª" {Jer 21:4-5} + "Hast thou an armª like God?ª or canst thou thunderª° with a voiceª like him?¹" {Job 40:9} + "Woeª unto him that strivethª° with¹ his Maker!ª° [Let] the potsherdª [strive] with¹ the potsherdsª of the earth.ª Shall the clayª sayª° to him that fashionethª° it, What¹ makestª° thou? or thy work,ª He hath no¹ hands?ª" {Isa 45:9} + "Beholdª° ye among the heathen,ª and regard,ª° and wonder²° marvellously:ª° for¹ [I] will workª° a workª in your days,ª [which] ye will not¹ believe,ª° though¹ it be toldª° [you]. ... And they¹ shall scoffª° at the kings,ª and the princesª° shall be a scornª unto them: they¹ shall derideª° every¹ strong hold;ª for they shall heapª° dust,ª and takeª° it." {Hab 1:5-10}
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