- thy slain:
- "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithªº the LORDª concerning¹ the kingª of Assyria,ª He shall not¹ comeªº into¹ this¹ city,ª nor¹ shootªº an arrowª there,¹ nor¹ come beforeªº it with shields,ª nor¹ castªº a bankª against¹ it." {Isa 37:33} + "Then the angelª of the LORDª went forth,ªº and smoteªº in the campª of the Assyriansª a hundredª and fourscoreª and fiveª thousand:ª and when they arose earlyªº in the morning,ª behold,¹ they [were] all¹ deadªº corpses.ª" {Isa 37:36} + "If¹ I go forthªº into the field,ª then behold¹ the slainª with the sword!ª and if¹ I enterªº into the city,ª then behold¹ them that are sickª with famine!ª yea,¹ both¹ the prophetª and¹ the priestª go aboutªº into¹ a landª that they knowªº not.¹" {Jer 14:18} + "Thus¹ saithªº the LORD,ª He that remainethªº in this¹ cityª shall dieªº by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence:ª but he that goeth forthªº to¹ the Chaldeansª shall live;ªº for he shall have¹ his lifeª for a prey,ª and shall live.ª²ººº" {Jer 38:2} + "And in the fourthª month,ª in the ninthª [day] of the month,ª the famineª was soreªº in the city,ª so that there was¹ no¹ breadª for the peopleª of the land.ª" {Jer 52:6} + "Behold,ªº O LORD,ª and considerªº to whom¹ thou hast doneªº this.ª Shall the womenª eatªº their fruit,ª [and] childrenª of a span long?ª shall the priestª and the prophetª be slainªº in the sanctuaryª of the Lord?ª" {Lam 2:20} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ªº stricken²º through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª ... The handsª of the pitifulª womenª have soddenªº their own children:ª they were¹ their meatªº in the destructionª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Lam 4:9-10}
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