thy rulers: Isaiah 3:1-8; 2 Kings 25:4-7, 2 Kings 25:18-21; Jeremiah 39:4-7, Jeremiah 52:24-27
by the archers: Heb. of the bow
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Isaiah 22:3
Isaiah 22:3
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