among: After the conquest of their country by the Romans, Hadrian, by a public decree, ratified by the senate, forbad any Jew to come even within sight of Judea; and hence they were dispersed over every quarter of the globe, where they found no alleviation or respite from misery. In no country are they treated as denizens; all suspect them as enemies, and behave to them as aliens; if they do not, as had been too frequently the case, harass, oppress, and persecute them, even unto death.
shalt thou: Genesis 8:9; Isaiah 57:21; Ezekiel 5:12-17, Ezekiel 20:32-35; Amos 9:4, Amos 9:9-10
the Lord: Leviticus 26:36; Isaiah 51:17; Ezekiel 12:18-19; Hosea 11:10-11; Habakkuk 3:16; Luke 21:26
failing of eyes: Leviticus 26:16; Isaiah 65:14; Lamentations 3:65; Matthew 24:8; Romans 11:10