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his_o lawful_a successor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 20._o xxv_o 6_o 7._o iu_o lam._n 20._o 39_o thou_o have_v make_v void_a the_o covenant_n of_o thy_o servant_n thou_o have_v profane_v his_o crown_n by_o cast_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n 39_o thou_o seem_v not_o to_o regard_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o that_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n which_o thou_o promise_v not_o to_o break_v ver._n 34._o and_o instead_o of_o raise_v his_o family_n high_o than_o all_o other_o king_n ver._n 27._o have_v suffer_v it_o to_o lose_v all_o its_o authority_n which_o together_o with_o the_o royal_a diadem_n be_v vile_o tread_v under_o foot_n 40._o thou_o have_v break_v down_o all_o his_o hedge_n thou_o have_v bring_v his_o strong_a hold_n to_o ruin_v 40._o thou_o have_v break_v down_o all_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 10._o and_o make_v all_o his_o fortify_v place_n a_o mere_a desolation_n 41._o all_o that_o pass_n by_o the_o way_n spoil_v he_o he_o be_v a_o reproach_n 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ground_n 44._o thou_o have_v put_v out_o that_o splendour_n which_o we_o think_v shall_v have_v be_v perpetual_a ver._n 37_o 38._o and_o have_v utter_o overturn_v his_o kingdom_n 45._o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n have_v thou_o shorten_v thou_o have_v cover_v he_o with_o shame_n selah_n 45._o thou_o have_v make_v a_o speedy_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o jehojachin_n who_o in_o his_o youth_n be_v make_v a_o slave_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o suffer_v zedekiah_n to_o be_v most_o disgraceful_o condemn_v as_o a_o rebel_n to_o lose_v his_o eye_n and_o remain_v a_o prisoner_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o 46._o how_o long_o lord_n will_v thou_o hide_v thyself_o for_o ever_o shall_v thy_o wrath_n burn_v like_o fire_n 46._o o_o what_o a_o sad_a condition_n be_v this_o in_o which_o thou_o seem_v whole_o to_o neglect_v we_o but_o o_o lord_n will_v thou_o never_o appear_v for_o we_o again_o and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o our_o misery_n will_v thou_o let_v thy_o anger_n burn_v till_o we_o be_v utter_o consume_v 47._o remember_v how_o short_a my_o time_n be_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o make_v all_o man_n in_o vain_a 47._o our_o natural_a weakness_n plead_v for_o some_o mercy_n and_o embolden_v we_o to_o beseech_v thou_o that_o since_o we_o must_v not_o only_o die_v avoidable_a but_o a_o short_a time_n will_v bring_v we_o to_o our_o grave_n thou_o will_v be_v please_v to_o let_v we_o spend_v that_o little_a time_n in_o more_o ease_n and_o not_o live_v as_o if_o we_o be_v make_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o only_o to_o be_v miserable_a and_o to_o die_v 48._o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n shall_v he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o grave_n selah_n 48._o for_o where_o be_v the_o man_n who_o constitution_n be_v so_o firm_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o yield_v to_o death_n for_o what_o ability_n have_v we_o though_o our_o enemy_n shall_v not_o thus_o destroy_v we_o to_o 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