- she had:
- Many powerful sovereigns, who rendered Judah very considerable among the nations. "But she was plucked upª° in fury,ª she was cast downª° to the ground,ª and the eastª windª dried upª° her fruit:ª her strongª rodsª were brokenª° and withered;ª° the fireª consumedª° them." {Ezk 19:12} + "And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:14} + "It is sharpenedª° to¹ make a sore² slaughter;ª°¹ it is furbished²°¹ that¹ it may glitter:ª¹ should² we then¹ make mirth?ª° it contemnethª° the rodª of my son,ª [as] every¹ tree.ª" {Ezk 21:10} + "Because¹ [it is] a trial,ª° and what¹ if¹ [the sword] contemnª° even¹ the rod?ª it shall be¹ no¹ [more], saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 21:13} + "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "He shall pourª° the waterª out²° of his buckets,ª¹ and his seedª [shall be] in manyª waters,ª and his kingª shall be higherª° than Agag,ª¹ and his kingdomª shall be exalted.ª° ... He couched,ª° he lay downª° as a lion,ª and as a great lion:ª who¹ shall stir him up?ª° Blessedª° [is] he that blessethª° thee, and cursedª° [is] he that cursethª° thee." {Num 24:7-9} + "I shall seeª° him, but not¹ now:¹ I shall beholdª° him, but not¹ nigh:ª there shall comeª° a Starª out of Jacob,ª¹ and a Sceptreª shall riseª° out of Israel,ª¹ and shall smiteª° the cornersª of Moab,ª and destroy²°¹ all¹ the childrenª of Sheth.ª°²" {Num 24:17} + "There have beenª° mightyª kingsª also overª Jerusalem,ª which have ruledª over allª [countries] beyondª the river;ª and toll,ª tribute,ª and custom,ª was paidª° unto them." {Ezr 4:20} + "And thusª they returnedª° us answer,ª saying,ª° Weª are² the servantsª of¹ the Godª of heavenª and earth,ª and buildª° the houseª that¹ wasª° buildedª° theseª manyª yearsª ago,ª¹ which a greatª kingª of Israelª buildedª° and set up.ª°" {Ezr 5:11} + "Askª° of¹ me, and I shall giveª° [thee] the heathenª [for] thine inheritance,ª and the uttermost partsª of the earthª [for] thy possession.ª ... Thou shalt breakª° them with a rodª of iron;ª thou shalt dash them in piecesª° like a potter'sª° vessel.ª" {Psa 2:8-9} + "And the vineyardª²° which¹ thy right handª hath planted,ª° and the branchª [that] thou madest strongª° for thyself." {Psa 80:15} + "Let thy handª be¹ upon¹ the manª of thy right hand,ª upon¹ the sonª of manª [whom] thou madest strongª° for thyself." {Psa 80:17} + "The LORDª shall sendª° the rodª of thy strengthª out of Zion:ª¹ ruleª° thou in the midstª of thine enemies.ª°" {Psa 110:2} + "And there shall come forthª° a rodª out of the stemª¹ of Jesse,ª and a Branchª shall growª° out of his roots:ª¹" {Isa 11:1}
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