that leaveth: John 10:12-13
the sword: Isaiah 6:9-10, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 42:19-20; Jeremiah 50:35-37; Hosea 4:5-7; Amos 8:9-10; Micah 3:6-7; John 9:39, John 12:40; Romans 11:7
his arm: 1 Samuel 2:31; 1 Kings 13:4; Ezekiel 30:22-24
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Zechariah 11:17
Zechariah 11:17
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