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in_o the_o siege_n of_o babylon_n 5._o as_o historian_n tell_v we_o whereunto_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o refer_v isaiah_n 43.15_o 16._o isaiah_n 44.23_o 28._o jer._n 50_o 23._o jer._n 51.36_o he_o can_v sway_v alter_v divert_v over-rule_v the_o purpose_n of_o man_n as_o it_o please_v he_o reconcile_a lamb_n and_o lion_n unto_o one_o another_o isaiah_n 11.6_o make_v israel_n egypt_n and_o assyria_n agree_v together_o isaiah_n 19.24_o 25._o he_o can_v say_v to_o balaam_n bless_v when_o his_o mind_n be_v to_o curse_n josh._n 24.10_o he_o can_v turn_v the_o wrath_n of_o laban_n into_o a_o covenant_n of_o kindness_n with_o jacob_n gen._n 31.24_o 44._o and_o when_o esaâ—_n have_v advantage_n to_o execute_v his_o threat_n against_o his_o brother_n he_o can_v then_o turn_v resolution_n of_o cruelty_n