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- "Drawª° thee watersª for the siege,ª fortifyª° thy strong holds:ª goª° into clay,ª and treadª° the morter,ª make strongª° the brickkiln.ª ... There¹ shall the fireª devourª° thee; the swordª shall cut thee off,ª° it shall eat thee upª° like the cankerworm:ª make thyself manyª° as the cankerworm,ª make thyself manyª° as the locusts.ª" {Nah 3:14-15} + "But¹ if¹ thou¹ wilt go,ª° doª° [it], be strongª° for the battle:ª Godª shall make thee fallª° beforeª the enemy:ª° for¹ Godª hathª powerª to help,ª° and to cast down.ª°" {2Ch 25:8} + "Orderª° ye the bucklerª and shield,ª and draw nearª° to battle.ª ... For this¹ [is] the dayª of the Lordª GODª of hosts,ª a dayª of vengeance,ª that he may avengeª° him of his adversaries:ª¹ and the swordª shall devour,ª° and it shall be satiateª° and made drunkª° with their blood:ª¹ for¹ the Lordª GODª of hostsª hath a sacrificeª in the northª countryª by¹ the riverª Euphrates.ª" {Jer 46:3-10} + "Make brightª° the arrows;ª gatherª° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª°¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª ... Set upª° the standardª upon¹ the wallsª of Babylon,ª make the watchª strong,ª° set upª° the watchmen,ª° prepareª° the ambushes:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath both¹ devisedª° and¹ doneª°¹ that which¹ he spakeª° against¹ the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 51:11-12} + "Proclaimª° ye this¹ among the Gentiles;ª Prepareª° war,ª wake upª° the mighty men,ª let all¹ the men²¹ of warª draw near;ª° let them come up:ª° ... Assembleª° yourselves, and come,ª° all¹ ye heathen,ª and gather yourselves togetherª° round about:ª¹ thither¹ cause thy mighty onesª to come down,ª° O LORD.ª" {Jol 3:9-11}
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