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Letter "R" » reed
«For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.»
«And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! / And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.»
«And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? / But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.»
«A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.»
«A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.»
«And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.»
«And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.»
«And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, / And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! / And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.»
«A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench.»
«Four great walls in the New Jerusalem, / Meted on each side by the angel's reed, / For Leonard, Rafael, Agnolo and me / To cover.»