cried, A lion: or, cried as a lion, Isaiah 5:29; Jeremiah 4:7, Jeremiah 25:38, Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44; 1 Peter 5:8
I stand: Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 62:6; Psalms 63:6, Psalms 127:1; Habakkuk 2:1-2
whole nights: or, every night
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Isaiah 21:8
Isaiah 21:8
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