- the land:
- "The earthª mournethª° [and] fadeth away,ª° the worldª languishethª° [and] fadeth away,ª° the haughtyª peopleª of the earthª do languish.ª° ... In the cityª is leftª° desolation,ª and the gateª is smittenª° with destruction.ª" {Isa 24:4-12} + "For¹ thus¹ hath the LORDª said,ª° The whole¹ landª shall be¹ desolate;ª yet will I not¹ makeª° a full end.ª" {Jer 4:27} + "The fieldª is wasted,ª° the landª mourneth;ª° for¹ the cornª is wasted:ª° the new wineª is dried up,ª° the oilª languisheth.ª° ... Girdª° yourselves, and lament,ª° ye priests:ª howl,ª° ye ministersª° of the altar:ª come,ª° lie all nightª° in sackcloth,ª ye ministersª° of my God:ª for¹ the meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is withholdenª° from the houseª¹ of your God.ª" {Jol 1:10-13} + "And he said,ª° The LORDª will roarª° from Zion,ª¹ and utterª° his voiceª from Jerusalem;ª¹ and the habitationsª of the shepherdsª° shall mourn,ª° and the topª of Carmelª shall wither.ª°" {Ams 1:2} + "Therefore¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of hosts,ª the Lord,ª saithª° thus;¹ Wailingª [shall be] in all¹ streets;ª and they shall sayª° in all¹ the highways,ª Alas!ª alas!ª and they shall callª° the husbandmanª to¹ mourning,ª and such as are skilfulª° of lamentationª to¹ wailing.ª" {Ams 5:16} + "Shall not¹ the landª trembleª° for¹ this,¹ and every one¹ mournª° that dwellethª° therein? and it shall rise upª° wholly¹ as a flood;ª and it shall be cast outª° and drowned,ª°°² as [by] the flood²¹ of Egypt.ª" {Ams 8:8} + "He rebukethª° the sea,ª and maketh it dry,²°¹ and drieth up²°¹ all¹ the rivers:ª Bashanª languisheth,ª° and Carmel,ª and the flowerª of Lebanonª languisheth.ª°" {Nah 1:4}
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