Chapter 49
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Listen Isa 41:1, Isa 42:1-4, Isa 42:12, Isa 45:22, Isa 51:5, Isa 60:9, Isa 66:19; Zeph 2:11
and hearken Isa 55:3, Isa 57:19; Eph 2:17; Heb 12:25
The Lord Isa 49:5; Ps 71:5-6; Jer 1:5; Matt 1:20-21; Luke 1:15, Luke 1:31, Luke 2:10-11; John 10:36; Gal 1:15; 1Pet 1:20
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he hath made Isa 11:4; Ps 45:2-5; Hos 6:5; Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16, Rev 2:12, Rev 19:15
in the Isa 42:1, Isa 51:16; Ps 91:1; Luke 23:46
made me The polished shaft, says Bp. Lowth, denotes the same efficacious word which is before represented by the sharp sword. The doctrine of the gospel pierced the hearts of its hearers, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." Isa 50:4, Isa 61:1-3; Ps 45:5; Jer 1:18, Jer 15:19-20
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Isa 42:1, Isa 43:21, Isa 44:23, Isa 52:13, Isa 53:10; Zech 3:8; Matt 17:5; Luke 2:10-14; John 12:28, John 13:31-32, John 15:8, John 17:1, John 17:4; Eph 1:6; Phil 2:6-11; 1Pet 2:9
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I have laboured Isa 65:2; Ezek 3:19; Matt 17:17, Matt 23:37; John 1:11; Rom 10:21; Gal 4:11
spent Lev 26:20; 2Cor 12:15
yet Isa 53:10-12; Ps 22:22-31; Luke 24:26; John 17:4-5; 2Cor 2:15; Phil 2:9-10; Heb 12:2
work or, reward, Isa 40:10, Isa 62:11
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that formed Isa 49:1
to bring Isa 56:8; Matt 15:24; Acts 10:36; Rom 15:8
Though etc. or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc
Israel Matt 21:37-41, Matt 23:37; Luke 19:42; 1Thess 2:15-16
yet Ps 110:1-3; Matt 3:17, Matt 11:27, Matt 17:5, Matt 28:18; John 3:35, John 5:20-27; Eph 1:20-22; 1Pet 3:22
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It is a light thing that or, Art thou lighter, than that, etc. 2Kgs 3:18, 2Kgs 20:10
preserved or, desolations
I will also Isa 42:6, Isa 60:3; Luke 2:32; John 1:4-9; Acts 13:47, Acts 26:18
that thou mayest Isa 11:10, Isa 24:14-16, Isa 46:13, Isa 52:10; Ps 98:2-3; Luke 24:46-47
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the Redeemer Isa 48:7; Rev 3:7
to him whom man despiseth or, to him that is despised in soul, Isa 53:3; Ps 22:6-8, Ps 69:7-9, Ps 69:19; Zech 11:8; Matt 26:67, Matt 27:38-44; Luke 23:18, Luke 23:23; John 18:40, John 19:6, John 19:15
to a Matt 20:28; Luke 22:27
Kings Isa 49:23, Isa 52:15, Isa 60:3, Isa 60:10, Isa 60:16; Ps 2:10-12, Ps 68:31, Ps 72:10-11; Rev 11:15
and he Isa 42:1; Luke 23:35; 1Pet 2:4
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In an Ps 69:13; John 11:41-42; 2Cor 6:2; Eph 1:6; Heb 5:7
have I helped Isa 42:1, Isa 50:7-9; Acts 2:24-32
give thee Isa 42:6; Matt 26:28; Heb 8:6, Heb 12:24
establish or, raise up, Isa 51:16; Ps 75:3
to cause Isa 49:19, Isa 51:3, Isa 54:3, Isa 58:12, Isa 61:4; Ps 2:8; Eph 2:12-19
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to the Isa 42:7, Isa 61:1; Ps 69:33, Ps 102:20, Ps 107:10-16, Ps 146:7; Zech 9:11-12; Luke 4:18; Col 1:13; 1Pet 2:9
to them Isa 9:2, Isa 42:16, Isa 60:1-2; Luke 1:79; John 8:12; Acts 26:18; 2Cor 4:4-6; Eph 5:8, Eph 5:14; 1Thess 5:5-6
They shall feed Isa 5:17, Isa 55:1-2, Isa 65:13; Ps 22:26, Ps 23:1-2; Ezek 34:13-15, Ezek 34:23, Ezek 34:29; Joel 3:18; John 6:53-58, John 10:9
high Deut 32:13
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shall not Matt 5:6; John 6:35; Rev 7:16-17
neither Isa 4:6, Isa 25:4, Isa 32:2; Ps 121:5-6
he that Isa 54:10; Ps 23:2-4; Jer 31:9; Ezek 34:23; John 10:3-4
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Isa 11:16, Isa 35:8-10, Isa 40:3-4, Isa 43:19, Isa 57:14, Isa 62:10; Ps 107:4, Ps 107:7; Luke 3:4-5; John 14:6
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these shall Isa 2:2-3, Isa 11:10-11, Isa 43:5-6, Isa 60:9-14, Isa 66:19-20; Ps 22:27, Ps 72:10-11, Ps 72:17; Mic 4:2; Zech 2:11, Zech 8:20-23; Matt 8:11; Luke 13:29; Rev 7:9, Rev 11:15
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O heavens Isa 42:10-11, Isa 44:23, Isa 52:9, Isa 55:12; Ps 96:11-13, Ps 98:4-9; Luke 2:13-14, Luke 15:10; Rev 5:8-13, Rev 7:9-12
the Lord Isa 12:1, Isa 40:1-2, Isa 51:3, Isa 61:2-3, Isa 66:13-14; Jer 31:13; 2Cor 7:6; 2Thess 2:16-17
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The Lord Isa 40:27; Ps 22:1, Ps 31:22, Ps 77:6-9, Ps 89:38-46; Rom 11:1-5
my Lord Ps 13:1; Jer 23:39; Lam 5:20
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a woman 1Kgs 3:26-27; Ps 103:13; Mal 3:17; Matt 7:11
that she should not have compassion Heb. from having compassion
they may Lev 26:29; Deut 28:56-57; 2Kgs 6:28-29, 2Kgs 11:1-2; Lam 4:3, Lam 4:10; Rom 1:31
yet Isa 44:21; Jer 31:20; Hos 11:1; Rom 11:28-29
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I have Exod 13:9; Song 8:6; Jer 22:24; Hag 2:23
thy walls Isa 26:1, Isa 54:12, Isa 60:18; Rev 21:10-21
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children Isa 51:18-20, Isa 62:5; Ezra 1:5; Neh 2:4-9, Neh 2:17; Ezek 28:24
haste Or, by a slight change of the points, "Thy builders shall make haste:" those appointed to build the city and walls of Zion, shall speedily begin and accomplish the work.
thy destroyers Isa 49:19, Isa 51:13, Isa 51:22-23
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Lift up Isa 60:4; Gen 13:14; Matt 13:41-42; Rev 22:15
all these Isa 49:12, Isa 49:22, Isa 43:5-6, Isa 54:1-3, Isa 60:5-11, Isa 66:12-13, Isa 66:20; Jer 31:8; Gal 3:28-29
As I live Isa 54:9; Gen 22:16; Heb 6:13-18
thou shalt Isa 61:10; Prov 17:6
as a bride Jer 2:32; Rev 21:2
doeth Bp. Lowth adds from the LXX, "her jewels."
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thy waste Isa 49:8, Isa 51:3, Isa 54:1-2; Jer 30:18-19, Jer 33:10-11; Ezek 36:9-15; Hos 1:10-11; Zech 2:4, Zech 2:11, Zech 10:10
they that Isa 49:17, Isa 49:25-26; Ps 56:1-2, Ps 124:3; Prov 1:12; Jer 30:16, Jer 51:33, Jer 51:44; Ezek 36:3
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children Isa 60:4; Hos 1:10; Matt 3:9; Gal 4:26-28
The place Isa 51:3, Isa 54:1-2; Josh 17:14-16; 2Kgs 6:1
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seeing Jer 31:15-17; Rom 11:11-17, Rom 11:24; Gal 3:29, Gal 4:26-29
am desolate Isa 3:26, Isa 51:17-20, Isa 52:2, Isa 54:3-8, Isa 60:15, Isa 62:4, Isa 64:10; Lam 1:1-3; Matt 24:29-30; Luke 21:24; Rom 11:26-31
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Behold Isa 49:12, Isa 2:2-3, Isa 11:10-11, Isa 42:1-4, Isa 60:3-11, Isa 66:20; Ps 22:27, Ps 67:4-7; Ps 72:8, Ps 72:17, Ps 86:9; Mal 1:11; Luke 13:29
arms Heb. bosom
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kings Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes, and other Persian monarchs, as well as Alexander the Great, and his successors, particularly Demetrius, conferred many privileges and immunities on the Jewish people, and were munificent benefactors to their temple. But the prophecy was more remarkably and fully fulfilled in the favour which Constantine the Great, and other Christian princes and princesses from his time to the present day, have shewn to the church of Christ; though it cannot be disputed, that the grand and signal accomplishment of these predictions is yet future. Isa 49:7, Isa 52:15, Isa 60:3, Isa 60:10-11, Isa 60:16, Isa 62:2; Ezra 1:2-4, Ezra 6:7-12, Ezra 7:11-28; Neh 2:6-10; Esth. 8:1-10:3; Ps 2:10-12, Ps 68:31, Ps 72:10-11, Ps 138:4; Rev 21:24-26
nursing fathers Heb. nourishers, Num 11:12
queens Heb. princesses
bow Isa 45:14, Isa 60:14; Gen 43:26; Ps 72:9; Rev 3:9
lick up Mic 7:17
for they Isa 25:9, Isa 64:4; Ps 25:3, Ps 34:22, Ps 69:6; Rom 5:5, Rom 9:33, Rom 10:11; 1Pet 2:6
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Shall Ezek 37:3, Ezek 37:11
prey Isa 42:22, Isa 53:12; Ps 124:6-7, Ps 126:1-3; Matt 12:29; Luke 11:21-22
lawful captive Heb. captivity of the just, Ezra 9:9, Ezra 9:13; Neh 9:33, Neh 9:37; Jer 25:6-9, Jer 25:11-14
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Even Isa 10:27, Isa 52:2-5; Jer 29:10, Jer 50:17-19, Jer 50:33-34; Zech 9:11; Heb 2:14-15; 1John 3:8
captives Heb. captivity
I will contend Isa 41:11-12, Isa 54:15-17; Gen 12:3; Num 23:8-9; Jer 51:35-36; Zech 9:13-16; Zech 12:3-6, Zech 14:3, Zech 14:12; Rom 8:31-39; Rev 18:20
I will save Isa 54:13; Gal 4:26
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I will feed Isa 9:20; Judg 7:22
drunken Rev 14:20, Rev 16:6, Rev 17:6
sweet wine or, new wine
and all Isa 41:14-20, Isa 45:6, Isa 60:16; Ps 9:16, Ps 58:10-11, Ps 83:18; Ezek 39:7; Rev 15:3-4
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Listen Isa 41:1, Isa 42:1-4, Isa 42:12, Isa 45:22, Isa 51:5, Isa 60:9, Isa 66:19; Zeph 2:11
and hearken Isa 55:3, Isa 57:19; Eph 2:17; Heb 12:25
The Lord Isa 49:5; Ps 71:5-6; Jer 1:5; Matt 1:20-21; Luke 1:15, Luke 1:31, Luke 2:10-11; John 10:36; Gal 1:15; 1Pet 1:20
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he hath made Isa 11:4; Ps 45:2-5; Hos 6:5; Heb 4:12; Rev 1:16, Rev 2:12, Rev 19:15
in the Isa 42:1, Isa 51:16; Ps 91:1; Luke 23:46
made me The polished shaft, says Bp. Lowth, denotes the same efficacious word which is before represented by the sharp sword. The doctrine of the gospel pierced the hearts of its hearers, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." Isa 50:4, Isa 61:1-3; Ps 45:5; Jer 1:18, Jer 15:19-20
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Isa 42:1, Isa 43:21, Isa 44:23, Isa 52:13, Isa 53:10; Zech 3:8; Matt 17:5; Luke 2:10-14; John 12:28, John 13:31-32, John 15:8, John 17:1, John 17:4; Eph 1:6; Phil 2:6-11; 1Pet 2:9
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I have laboured Isa 65:2; Ezek 3:19; Matt 17:17, Matt 23:37; John 1:11; Rom 10:21; Gal 4:11
spent Lev 26:20; 2Cor 12:15
yet Isa 53:10-12; Ps 22:22-31; Luke 24:26; John 17:4-5; 2Cor 2:15; Phil 2:9-10; Heb 12:2
work or, reward, Isa 40:10, Isa 62:11
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that formed Isa 49:1
to bring Isa 56:8; Matt 15:24; Acts 10:36; Rom 15:8
Though etc. or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc
Israel Matt 21:37-41, Matt 23:37; Luke 19:42; 1Thess 2:15-16
yet Ps 110:1-3; Matt 3:17, Matt 11:27, Matt 17:5, Matt 28:18; John 3:35, John 5:20-27; Eph 1:20-22; 1Pet 3:22
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It is a light thing that or, Art thou lighter, than that, etc. 2Kgs 3:18, 2Kgs 20:10
preserved or, desolations
I will also Isa 42:6, Isa 60:3; Luke 2:32; John 1:4-9; Acts 13:47, Acts 26:18
that thou mayest Isa 11:10, Isa 24:14-16, Isa 46:13, Isa 52:10; Ps 98:2-3; Luke 24:46-47
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the Redeemer Isa 48:7; Rev 3:7
to him whom man despiseth or, to him that is despised in soul, Isa 53:3; Ps 22:6-8, Ps 69:7-9, Ps 69:19; Zech 11:8; Matt 26:67, Matt 27:38-44; Luke 23:18, Luke 23:23; John 18:40, John 19:6, John 19:15
to a Matt 20:28; Luke 22:27
Kings Isa 49:23, Isa 52:15, Isa 60:3, Isa 60:10, Isa 60:16; Ps 2:10-12, Ps 68:31, Ps 72:10-11; Rev 11:15
and he Isa 42:1; Luke 23:35; 1Pet 2:4
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In an Ps 69:13; John 11:41-42; 2Cor 6:2; Eph 1:6; Heb 5:7
have I helped Isa 42:1, Isa 50:7-9; Acts 2:24-32
give thee Isa 42:6; Matt 26:28; Heb 8:6, Heb 12:24
establish or, raise up, Isa 51:16; Ps 75:3
to cause Isa 49:19, Isa 51:3, Isa 54:3, Isa 58:12, Isa 61:4; Ps 2:8; Eph 2:12-19
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to the Isa 42:7, Isa 61:1; Ps 69:33, Ps 102:20, Ps 107:10-16, Ps 146:7; Zech 9:11-12; Luke 4:18; Col 1:13; 1Pet 2:9
to them Isa 9:2, Isa 42:16, Isa 60:1-2; Luke 1:79; John 8:12; Acts 26:18; 2Cor 4:4-6; Eph 5:8, Eph 5:14; 1Thess 5:5-6
They shall feed Isa 5:17, Isa 55:1-2, Isa 65:13; Ps 22:26, Ps 23:1-2; Ezek 34:13-15, Ezek 34:23, Ezek 34:29; Joel 3:18; John 6:53-58, John 10:9
high Deut 32:13
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shall not Matt 5:6; John 6:35; Rev 7:16-17
neither Isa 4:6, Isa 25:4, Isa 32:2; Ps 121:5-6
he that Isa 54:10; Ps 23:2-4; Jer 31:9; Ezek 34:23; John 10:3-4
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Isa 11:16, Isa 35:8-10, Isa 40:3-4, Isa 43:19, Isa 57:14, Isa 62:10; Ps 107:4, Ps 107:7; Luke 3:4-5; John 14:6
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these shall Isa 2:2-3, Isa 11:10-11, Isa 43:5-6, Isa 60:9-14, Isa 66:19-20; Ps 22:27, Ps 72:10-11, Ps 72:17; Mic 4:2; Zech 2:11, Zech 8:20-23; Matt 8:11; Luke 13:29; Rev 7:9, Rev 11:15
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O heavens Isa 42:10-11, Isa 44:23, Isa 52:9, Isa 55:12; Ps 96:11-13, Ps 98:4-9; Luke 2:13-14, Luke 15:10; Rev 5:8-13, Rev 7:9-12
the Lord Isa 12:1, Isa 40:1-2, Isa 51:3, Isa 61:2-3, Isa 66:13-14; Jer 31:13; 2Cor 7:6; 2Thess 2:16-17
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The Lord Isa 40:27; Ps 22:1, Ps 31:22, Ps 77:6-9, Ps 89:38-46; Rom 11:1-5
my Lord Ps 13:1; Jer 23:39; Lam 5:20
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a woman 1Kgs 3:26-27; Ps 103:13; Mal 3:17; Matt 7:11
that she should not have compassion Heb. from having compassion
they may Lev 26:29; Deut 28:56-57; 2Kgs 6:28-29, 2Kgs 11:1-2; Lam 4:3, Lam 4:10; Rom 1:31
yet Isa 44:21; Jer 31:20; Hos 11:1; Rom 11:28-29
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I have Exod 13:9; Song 8:6; Jer 22:24; Hag 2:23
thy walls Isa 26:1, Isa 54:12, Isa 60:18; Rev 21:10-21
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children Isa 51:18-20, Isa 62:5; Ezra 1:5; Neh 2:4-9, Neh 2:17; Ezek 28:24
haste Or, by a slight change of the points, "Thy builders shall make haste:" those appointed to build the city and walls of Zion, shall speedily begin and accomplish the work.
thy destroyers Isa 49:19, Isa 51:13, Isa 51:22-23
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Lift up Isa 60:4; Gen 13:14; Matt 13:41-42; Rev 22:15
all these Isa 49:12, Isa 49:22, Isa 43:5-6, Isa 54:1-3, Isa 60:5-11, Isa 66:12-13, Isa 66:20; Jer 31:8; Gal 3:28-29
As I live Isa 54:9; Gen 22:16; Heb 6:13-18
thou shalt Isa 61:10; Prov 17:6
as a bride Jer 2:32; Rev 21:2
doeth Bp. Lowth adds from the LXX, "her jewels."
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thy waste Isa 49:8, Isa 51:3, Isa 54:1-2; Jer 30:18-19, Jer 33:10-11; Ezek 36:9-15; Hos 1:10-11; Zech 2:4, Zech 2:11, Zech 10:10
they that Isa 49:17, Isa 49:25-26; Ps 56:1-2, Ps 124:3; Prov 1:12; Jer 30:16, Jer 51:33, Jer 51:44; Ezek 36:3
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children Isa 60:4; Hos 1:10; Matt 3:9; Gal 4:26-28
The place Isa 51:3, Isa 54:1-2; Josh 17:14-16; 2Kgs 6:1
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seeing Jer 31:15-17; Rom 11:11-17, Rom 11:24; Gal 3:29, Gal 4:26-29
am desolate Isa 3:26, Isa 51:17-20, Isa 52:2, Isa 54:3-8, Isa 60:15, Isa 62:4, Isa 64:10; Lam 1:1-3; Matt 24:29-30; Luke 21:24; Rom 11:26-31
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Behold Isa 49:12, Isa 2:2-3, Isa 11:10-11, Isa 42:1-4, Isa 60:3-11, Isa 66:20; Ps 22:27, Ps 67:4-7; Ps 72:8, Ps 72:17, Ps 86:9; Mal 1:11; Luke 13:29
arms Heb. bosom
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kings Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes, and other Persian monarchs, as well as Alexander the Great, and his successors, particularly Demetrius, conferred many privileges and immunities on the Jewish people, and were munificent benefactors to their temple. But the prophecy was more remarkably and fully fulfilled in the favour which Constantine the Great, and other Christian princes and princesses from his time to the present day, have shewn to the church of Christ; though it cannot be disputed, that the grand and signal accomplishment of these predictions is yet future. Isa 49:7, Isa 52:15, Isa 60:3, Isa 60:10-11, Isa 60:16, Isa 62:2; Ezra 1:2-4, Ezra 6:7-12, Ezra 7:11-28; Neh 2:6-10; Esth. 8:1-10:3; Ps 2:10-12, Ps 68:31, Ps 72:10-11, Ps 138:4; Rev 21:24-26
nursing fathers Heb. nourishers, Num 11:12
queens Heb. princesses
bow Isa 45:14, Isa 60:14; Gen 43:26; Ps 72:9; Rev 3:9
lick up Mic 7:17
for they Isa 25:9, Isa 64:4; Ps 25:3, Ps 34:22, Ps 69:6; Rom 5:5, Rom 9:33, Rom 10:11; 1Pet 2:6
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Shall Ezek 37:3, Ezek 37:11
prey Isa 42:22, Isa 53:12; Ps 124:6-7, Ps 126:1-3; Matt 12:29; Luke 11:21-22
lawful captive Heb. captivity of the just, Ezra 9:9, Ezra 9:13; Neh 9:33, Neh 9:37; Jer 25:6-9, Jer 25:11-14
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Even Isa 10:27, Isa 52:2-5; Jer 29:10, Jer 50:17-19, Jer 50:33-34; Zech 9:11; Heb 2:14-15; 1John 3:8
captives Heb. captivity
I will contend Isa 41:11-12, Isa 54:15-17; Gen 12:3; Num 23:8-9; Jer 51:35-36; Zech 9:13-16; Zech 12:3-6, Zech 14:3, Zech 14:12; Rom 8:31-39; Rev 18:20
I will save Isa 54:13; Gal 4:26
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I will feed Isa 9:20; Judg 7:22
drunken Rev 14:20, Rev 16:6, Rev 17:6
sweet wine or, new wine
and all Isa 41:14-20, Isa 45:6, Isa 60:16; Ps 9:16, Ps 58:10-11, Ps 83:18; Ezek 39:7; Rev 15:3-4