as_o by_o the_o prophet_n they_o be_v term_v for_o joel_n say_v 6._o that_o their_o tooth_n be_v like_o the_o tooth_n of_o lion_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o jaw_n of_o a_o great_a lion_n and_o jeremy_n call_v they_o a_o mighty_a and_o very_o strong_a nation_n 16_o who_o quiver_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ezekiel_n see_v the_o top_n 3._o of_o the_o cedar_n of_o lâ—…banon_n break_v off_o and_o carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o merchant_n by_o the_o eagle_n of_o babel_n and_o daniel_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d babel_n king_n like_o a_o lion_n with_o wing_n be_v himself_o carry_v thither_o captive_a in_o the_o first_o captivity_n with_o perjure_a jehoiakim_n but_o the_o last_o and_o great_a rent_n of_o salomon_n kingdom_n be_v when_o the_o earth_n be_v command_v to_o take_v knowledge_n that_o his_o successor_n and_o son_n jeconiah_n shall_v die_v childless_a and_o that_o none_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v sit_v upon_o salomon_n throne_n any_o more_o as_o by_o jeremy_n be_v proclaim_v and_o to_o 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into_o another_o family_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o haggai_n do_v witness_n the_o one_o speak_v thus_o 24._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n though_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiakim_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o signet_n of_o my_o right_a hand_n yet_o will_v i_o pluck_v thou_o thence_o iâ—…_n not_o this_o man_n coniah_n as_o a_o despise_a and_o break_a idol_n and_o the_o other_o thus_o 23._o in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o will_v take_v thou_o o_o zerubbabel_n my_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o as_o a_o signet_n for_o i_o have_v choose_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o seven_o thunder_n of_o wrath_n shall_v sound_v the_o period_n of_o any_o posterity_n how_o can_v they_o be_v loud_o or_o plain_o than_o these_o universal_a speech_n pronounce_v against_o jeconiah_n o_o posterity_n earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n 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of_o jeremy_n the_o jew_n have_v their_o answer_n namely_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o mean_v for_o a_o childless_a posterity_n but_o for_o a_o seed_n that_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o father_n possession_n for_o thus_o david_n kimchi_n comment_v upon_o this_o text_n write_v he_o childless_a if_o jeconiah_n have_v son_n say_v he_o they_o die_v in_o his_o life-time_n text_n if_o he_o have_v none_o than_o shall_v he_o have_v none_o to_o govern_v for_o not_o salathiel_n his_o son_n but_o zerubbabel_n his_o nephew_n rule_v in_o judah_n after_o he_o and_o the_o threat_n in_o the_o law_n of_o a_o childless_a posterity_n they_o expound_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o where_o it_o be_v say_v 20._o he_o that_o lie_v with_o his_o ant_n or_o with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o uncover_v their_o nakedness_n shall_v diâ—…_n childless_a that_o be_v mean_v say_v they_o that_o a_o seed_n so_o beget_v shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o patrimony_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o inforâ—…th_v a_o far_o great_a defect_n for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 30._o word_n be_v use_v some_o time_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o signify_v one_o root_v up_o oâ—…_n one_o who_o have_v not_o in_o himself_o a_o root_n for_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n a_o dee_fw-mi per_fw-la signification_n by_o much_o than_o the_o want_n only_o of_o a_o heir_n for_o inheritance_n as_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o abraham_n to_o god_n be_v apparent_a he_o what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o say_v he_o see_v 〈◊〉_d go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d childless_a and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n behold_v to_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n and_o lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n here_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o his_o speech_n be_v a_o complaint_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n from_o his_o body_n and_o not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n which_o we_o see_v he_o have_v ordain_v and_o provide_v and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o jeremy_n be_v take_v against_o jeconiah_n that_o childless_a man_n and_o no_o otherwise_o can_v the_o malicious_a jew_n force_v it_o but_o by_o force_v a_o gloss_n upon_o god_n decree_n say_v that_o jeconiahs_n repentancâ—…_n alter_v god_n purpose_n and_o oath_n for_o in_o their_o gemera_n or_o babylonian_a talmud_n thus_o they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o three_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o 9_o jeremy_n manuscript_n the_o sword_n hunger_n and_o plague_n which_o they_o that_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v suffer_v but_o he_o that_o do_v yield_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v have_v his_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n naâ—…_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n
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