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Occurrences: 4863 times in 3005 verses

Speech: Personal / Possessive Pronoun

Parsing: Genitive Singular

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Gen 3:10 - He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

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Gen 3:14 - Then the LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.

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Gen 3:15 - And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will strike[fn] your head,
and you will strike his heel.”

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Gen 3:16 - Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.[fn]”

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Gen 3:17 - And to the man he said,
“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:19

Gen 3:19 - By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”

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Gen 4:6 - “Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?

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Gen 4:9 - Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don't know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother's guardian?”

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Gen 4:10 - But the LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!

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Gen 4:11 - Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.

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Gen 4:14 - You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”

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Gen 6:18 - But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.

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Gen 7:1 - When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.

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Gen 8:16 - “Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives.

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Gen 12:1 - The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you.

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Gen 12:2 - I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

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Gen 12:7 - Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.[fn]” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

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Gen 12:19 - Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,' and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!”

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Gen 13:8 - Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let's not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!

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Gen 13:14 - After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.

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Gen 13:15 - I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants[fn] as a permanent possession.

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Gen 13:16 - And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

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Gen 14:20 - And blessed be God Most High,
who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.

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Gen 15:1 - Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

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Gen 15:5 - Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!”

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Gen 15:13 - Then the LORD said to Abram, “You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.

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Gen 15:15 - (As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.)

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Gen 15:18 - So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt[fn] to the great Euphrates River—

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Gen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she's pregnant she treats me with contempt. The LORD will show who's wrong—you or me!”

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Gen 16:6 - Abram replied, “Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away.

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Gen 16:9 - The angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.”

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Gen 16:10 - Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”

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Gen 16:11 - And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears'), for the LORD has heard your cry of distress.

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Gen 17:1 - When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.

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Gen 17:5 - What's more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham,[fn] for you will be the father of many nations.

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Gen 17:7 - “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants[fn] after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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Gen 17:8 - And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”

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Gen 17:9 - Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.

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Gen 17:10 - This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.

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Gen 17:12 - From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.

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Gen 17:13 - All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.

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Gen 17:15 - Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.[fn]

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Gen 17:18 - So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”

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Gen 17:19 - But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac,[fn] and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.

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Gen 17:20 - As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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Gen 18:3 - “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while.

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Gen 18:9 - “Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked.
“She's inside the tent,” Abraham replied.

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Gen 18:10 - Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!”
Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.

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Gen 19:15 - At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:19

Gen 19:19 - “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.

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Gen 19:21 - “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:6

Gen 20:6 - In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:15

Gen 20:15 - Then Abimelech said, “Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:16

Gen 20:16 - And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother' 1,000 pieces of silver[fn] in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.”

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Gen 21:12 - But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:17

Gen 21:17 - But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what's wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

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Gen 21:18 - Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.”

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Gen 22:2 - “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

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Gen 22:12 - “Don't lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”

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Gen 22:16 - “This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

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Gen 22:17 - I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants[fn] beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.

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Gen 22:18 - And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:20

Gen 22:20 - Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor's wife, had borne Nahor eight sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:6

Gen 23:6 - “Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:11

Gen 23:11 - “No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead.”

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Gen 23:15 - “My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces[fn] of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead.”

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Gen 24:2 - One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh.

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Gen 24:5 - The servant asked, “But what if I can't find a young woman who is willing to travel so far from home? Should I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives in the land you came from?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:7

Gen 24:7 - For the LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants.[fn] He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:14

Gen 24:14 - This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.' If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!'—let her be the one you have selected as Isaac's wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:17

Gen 24:17 - Running over to her, the servant said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

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Gen 24:19 - When she had given him a drink, she said, “I'll draw water for your camels, too, until they have had enough to drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:23

Gen 24:23 - “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “And please tell me, would your father have any room to put us up for the night?”

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Gen 24:40 - He responded, ‘The LORD, in whose presence I have lived, will send his angel with you and will make your mission successful. Yes, you must find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father's family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:43

Gen 24:43 - See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

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Gen 24:44 - If she says, “Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels, too,” let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master's son.'

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Gen 24:46 - She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!' So I drank, and then she watered the camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:51

Gen 24:51 - Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Yes, let her be the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has directed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:60

Gen 24:60 - They gave her this blessing as she parted:
“Our sister, may you become
the mother of many millions!
May your descendants be strong
and conquer the cities of their enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:23

Gen 25:23 - And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:31

Gen 25:31 - “All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:3

Gen 26:3 - Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants,[fn] just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.

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Gen 26:4 - I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

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Gen 26:5 - I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”

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Gen 26:10 - “How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin.”

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Gen 26:24 - where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:3

Gen 27:3 - Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.

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Gen 27:6 - she said to her son Jacob, “Listen. I overheard your father say to Esau,

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Gen 27:9 - Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:10

Gen 27:10 - Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies.”

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Gen 27:13 - But his mother replied, “Then let the curse fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats for me!”

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Gen 27:19 - Jacob replied, “It's Esau, your firstborn son. I've done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing.”

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Gen 27:20 - Isaac asked, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?”
“The LORD your God put it in my path!” Jacob replied.

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Gen 27:25 - Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.

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Gen 27:29 - May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed.”

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Gen 27:31 - Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, “Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing.”

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Gen 27:32 - But Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”
Esau replied, “It's your son, your firstborn son, Esau.”

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Gen 27:35 - But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”

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Gen 27:37 - Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?”

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Gen 27:39 - Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,
“You will live away from the richness of the earth,
and away from the dew of the heaven above.

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Gen 27:40 - You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck.”

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Gen 27:42 - But Rebekah heard about Esau's plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

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Gen 27:45 - When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

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Gen 28:2 - Instead, go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of your uncle Laban's daughters.

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Gen 28:4 - May God pass on to you and your descendants[fn] the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.”

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Gen 28:13 - At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, “I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.

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Gen 28:14 - Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions—to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

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Gen 29:18 - Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, “I'll work for you for seven years if you'll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife.”

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Gen 30:14 - One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben found some mandrakes growing in a field and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.”

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Gen 30:15 - But Leah angrily replied, “Wasn't it enough that you stole my husband? Now will you steal my son's mandrakes, too?”
Rachel answered, “I will let Jacob sleep with you tonight if you give me some of the mandrakes.”

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Gen 30:27 - “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for[fn] the LORD has blessed me because of you.

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Gen 30:28 - Tell me how much I owe you. Whatever it is, I'll pay it.”

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Gen 30:29 - Jacob replied, “You know how hard I've worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.

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Gen 30:31 - “What wages do you want?” Laban asked again.
Jacob replied, “Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I'll continue to tend and watch over your flocks.

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Gen 30:32 - Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.

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Gen 30:33 - In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you'll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”

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Gen 30:34 - “All right,” Laban replied. “It will be as you say.”

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Gen 31:3 - Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you.”

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Gen 31:8 - For if he said, ‘The speckled animals will be your wages,' the whole flock began to produce speckled young. And when he changed his mind and said, ‘The striped animals will be your wages,' then the whole flock produced striped young.

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Gen 31:12 - “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you.

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Gen 31:13 - I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel,[fn] the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.'”

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Gen 31:29 - I could destroy you, but the God of your father appeared to me last night and warned me, ‘Leave Jacob alone!'

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Gen 31:30 - I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father's home. But why have you stolen my gods?”

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Gen 31:31 - “I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

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Gen 31:32 - But as for your gods, see if you can find them, and let the person who has taken them die! And if you find anything else that belongs to you, identify it before all these relatives of ours, and I will give it back!” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the household idols.

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Gen 31:35 - she said to her father, “Please, sir, forgive me if I don't get up for you. I'm having my monthly period.” So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols.

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Gen 31:37 - You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!

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Gen 31:38 - “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.

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Gen 31:41 - Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!

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Gen 32:4 - He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban,

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Gen 32:5 - and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.'”

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Gen 32:6 - After delivering the message, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “We met your brother, Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!”

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Gen 32:9 - Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O LORD, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.' And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.'

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Gen 32:10 - I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps!

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Gen 32:12 - But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.'”

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Gen 32:17 - He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?'

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Gen 32:18 - You must reply, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, he is coming right behind us.'”

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Gen 32:20 - And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.'”
Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.”

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Gen 32:28 - “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[fn] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

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Gen 32:29 - “Please tell me your name,” Jacob said.
“Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.

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Gen 33:5 - Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?”
“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.

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Gen 33:8 - “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked.
Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”

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Gen 33:10 - But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God!

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Gen 33:15 - “All right,” Esau said, “but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you.”
Jacob responded, “That's not necessary. It's enough that you've received me warmly, my lord!”

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Gen 35:1 - Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.”

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Gen 35:10 - saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.”[fn] So God renamed him Israel.

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Gen 35:11 - Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!

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Gen 35:12 - And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.”

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Gen 37:10 - This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”

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Gen 37:13 - When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”
“I'm ready to go,” Joseph replied.

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Gen 37:14 - “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.

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Gen 38:8 - Then Judah said to Er's brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.”

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Gen 38:11 - Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Go back to your parents' home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you.” (But Judah didn't really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father's home.

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Gen 38:13 - Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

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Gen 38:18 - “What kind of guarantee do you want?” he replied.
She answered, “Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.” So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.

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Gen 38:24 - About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she's pregnant.”
“Bring her out, and let her be burned!” Judah demanded.

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Gen 39:19 - Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her.

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Gen 40:13 - Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer.

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Gen 40:19 - Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.”

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Gen 41:39 - Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are.

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Gen 41:40 - You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”

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Gen 42:10 - “No, my lord!” they exclaimed. “Your servants have simply come to buy food.

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Gen 42:11 - We are all brothers—members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!”

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Gen 42:13 - “Sir,” they said, “there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.”

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Gen 43:9 - I personally guarantee his safety. You may hold me responsible if I don't bring him back to you. Then let me bear the blame forever.

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Gen 43:28 - “Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.

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Gen 44:7 - “What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!

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Gen 44:8 - Didn't we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

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Gen 44:9 - If you find his cup with any one of us, let that man die. And all the rest of us, my lord, will be your slaves.”

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Gen 44:16 - Judah answered, “Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves—all of us, not just our brother who had your cup in his sack.”

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Gen 44:18 - Then Judah stepped forward and said, “Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.

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Gen 44:19 - “My lord, previously you asked us, your servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?'

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Gen 44:21 - “And you said to us, ‘Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.'

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Gen 44:23 - But you told us, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.'

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Gen 44:24 - “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.

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Gen 44:27 - “Then my father said to us, ‘As you know, my wife had two sons,

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Gen 44:30 - “And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father's life is bound up in the boy's life.

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Gen 44:31 - If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave.

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Gen 44:32 - My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, ‘If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.'

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Gen 45:9 - “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately!

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Gen 45:10 - You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

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Gen 45:11 - I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.'”

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Gen 45:17 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your pack animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan.

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Gen 45:26 - “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn't believe it.

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Gen 46:3 - “I am God,[fn] the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.

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Gen 46:4 - I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”

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Gen 46:30 - Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face again and know you are still alive.”

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Gen 46:34 - you must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.' When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.”

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Gen 47:3 - And Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”
They replied, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.

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Gen 47:4 - We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.”

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Gen 47:5 - Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have joined you here,

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Gen 47:6 - choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too.”

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Gen 47:8 - “How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him.

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Gen 47:15 - When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. “Our money is gone!” they cried. “But please give us food, or we will die before your very eyes!”

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Gen 47:19 - Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate.”

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Gen 47:29 - As the time of his death drew near, Jacob[fn] called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.

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Gen 47:30 - When I die, please take my body out of Egypt and bury me with my ancestors.”
So Joseph promised, “I will do as you ask.”

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Gen 48:1 - One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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Gen 48:2 - When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob[fn] gathered his strength and sat up in his bed.

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Gen 48:4 - He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants[fn] after you as an everlasting possession.'

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Gen 48:5 - “Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are.

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Gen 48:7 - “Long ago, as I was returning from Paddan-aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. We were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). So with great sorrow I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath.”

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Gen 48:11 - Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”

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Gen 48:18 - “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

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Gen 48:22 - And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land[fn] that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”

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Gen 49:4 - But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.

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Gen 49:8 - “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.

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Gen 49:25 - May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.

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Gen 49:26 - May the blessings of your father
surpass the blessings of the ancient mountains,[fn]
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.

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Gen 50:6 - Pharaoh agreed to Joseph's request. “Go and bury your father, as he made you promise,” he said.

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Gen 50:16 - So they sent this message to Joseph: “Before your father died, he instructed us

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Gen 50:17 - to say to you: ‘Please forgive your brothers for the great wrong they did to you—for their sin in treating you so cruelly.' So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin.” When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept.

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Exo 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” the LORD warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.

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Exo 3:6 - I am the God of your father[fn]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.

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Exo 3:18 - “The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD, our God.'

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Exo 4:2 - Then the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A shepherd's staff,” Moses replied.

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Exo 4:6 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out again, his hand was white as snow with a severe skin disease.[fn]

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Exo 4:7 - “Now put your hand back into your cloak,” the LORD said. So Moses put his hand back in, and when he took it out again, it was as healthy as the rest of his body.

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Exo 4:9 - And if they don't believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, the water from the Nile will turn to blood on the ground.”

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Exo 4:10 - But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I'm not very good with words. I never have been, and I'm not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”

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Exo 4:12 - Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

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Exo 4:14 - Then the LORD became angry with Moses. “All right,” he said. “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he speaks well. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. He will be delighted to see you.

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Exo 4:15 - Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do.

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Exo 4:16 - Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say.

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Exo 4:17 - And take your shepherd's staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.”

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Exo 4:19 - Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.”

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Exo 4:21 - And the LORD told Moses, “When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go.

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Exo 4:23 - I commanded you, “Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!'”

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Exo 5:16 - “We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!' We are being beaten, but it isn't our fault! Your own people are to blame!”

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Exo 5:23 - Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!”

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Exo 7:1 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet.

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Exo 7:2 - Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country.

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Exo 7:9 - “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.' When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.[fn]'”

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Exo 7:15 - So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.

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Exo 7:19 - Then the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'”

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Exo 8:2 - If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land.

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Exo 8:3 - The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls.

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Exo 8:4 - Frogs will jump on you, your people, and all your officials.'”

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Exo 8:5 - [fn]Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.'”

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Exo 8:9 - “You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River.”

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Exo 8:11 - The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.”

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Exo 8:16 - So the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.'”

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Exo 8:21 - If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them.

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Exo 8:29 - Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don't lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”

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Exo 9:3 - the hand of the LORD will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague.

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Exo 9:14 - If you don't, I will send more plagues on you[fn] and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

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Exo 9:15 - By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth.

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Exo 9:19 - Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.'”

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Exo 9:22 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky so hail may fall on the people, the livestock, and all the plants throughout the land of Egypt.”

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Exo 9:30 - But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the LORD God.”

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Exo 10:4 - If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country.

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Exo 10:6 - They will overrun your palaces and the homes of your officials and all the houses in Egypt. Never in the history of Egypt have your ancestors seen a plague like this one!” And with that, Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

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Exo 10:21 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.”

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Exo 11:8 - All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!' they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.' Only then will I go!” Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.

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Exo 12:24 - “Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever.

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Exo 13:5 - You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.)

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Exo 13:7 - Eat bread without yeast during those seven days. In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time.

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Exo 13:8 - “On the seventh day you must explain to your children, ‘I am celebrating what the LORD did for me when I left Egypt.'

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Exo 13:9 - This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the LORD: ‘With a strong hand, the LORD rescued you from Egypt.'[fn]

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Exo 13:11 - “This is what you must do when the LORD fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live,

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Exo 13:12 - you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the LORD, for they belong to him.

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Exo 13:13 - A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.

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Exo 13:14 - “And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.

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Exo 13:16 - This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt.”

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Exo 14:16 - Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.

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Exo 14:26 - When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the LORD said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers.”

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Exo 15:6 - “Your right hand, O LORD,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes the enemy.

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Exo 15:7 - In the greatness of your majesty,
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.

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Exo 15:8 - At the blast of your breath,
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.

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Exo 15:10 - But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.

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Exo 15:12 - You raised your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.

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Exo 15:13 - “With your unfailing love you lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.

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Exo 15:16 - terror and dread fall upon them.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.

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Exo 15:17 - You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain—
the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.

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Exo 15:26 - He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”

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Exo 17:5 - The LORD said to Moses, “Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you.

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Exo 18:6 - Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.”

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Exo 20:2 - “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

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Exo 20:5 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Exo 20:7 - “You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

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Exo 20:9 - You have six days each week for your ordinary work,

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Exo 20:10 - but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.

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Exo 20:12 - “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Exo 20:16 - “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.

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Exo 20:17 - “You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”

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Exo 20:25 - If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use.

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Exo 20:26 - And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

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Exo 22:28 - “You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.

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Exo 22:29 - “You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine.
“You must give me your firstborn sons.

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Exo 22:30 - “You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. But leave the newborn animal with its mother for seven days; then give it to me on the eighth day.

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Exo 23:4 - “If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.

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Exo 23:5 - If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.

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Exo 23:10 - “Plant and harvest your crops for six years,

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Exo 23:11 - but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.

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Exo 23:12 - “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.

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Exo 23:16 - “Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest,[fn] when you bring me the first crops of your harvest.
“Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest[fn] at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields.

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Exo 23:17 - At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the LORD.

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Exo 23:18 - “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.

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Exo 23:19 - “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

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Exo 23:20 - “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.

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Exo 23:22 - But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.

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Exo 23:23 - For my angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely.

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Exo 23:25 - “You must serve only the LORD your God. If you do, I[fn] will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness.

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Exo 23:26 - There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives.

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Exo 23:27 - “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

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Exo 23:28 - I will send terror[fn] ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites.

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Exo 23:31 - And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea,[fn] and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River.[fn] I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you.

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Exo 23:33 - They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.”

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Exo 28:1 - “Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests.

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Exo 28:2 - Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful.

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Exo 28:41 - Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests.

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Exo 29:5 - Dress Aaron in his priestly garments—the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him.

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Exo 29:12 - Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar.

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Exo 32:4 - Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

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Exo 32:7 - The LORD told Moses, “Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

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Exo 32:8 - How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.'”

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Exo 32:11 - But Moses tried to pacify the LORD his God. “O LORD!” he said. “Why are you so angry with your own people whom you brought from the land of Egypt with such great power and such a strong hand?

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Exo 32:12 - Why let the Egyptians say, ‘Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth'? Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people!

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Exo 32:32 - But now, if you will only forgive their sin—but if not, erase my name from the record you have written!”

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Exo 32:34 - Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Look! My angel will lead the way before you. And when I come to call the people to account, I will certainly hold them responsible for their sins.”

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Exo 33:1 - The LORD said to Moses, “Get going, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt. Go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.'

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Exo 33:2 - And I will send an angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

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Exo 33:13 - If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”

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Exo 33:14 - The LORD replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”

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Exo 33:16 - How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don't go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”

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Exo 33:19 - The LORD replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh,[fn] before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.

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Exo 34:9 - And he said, “O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession.”

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Exo 34:10 - The LORD replied, “Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people. I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD—the awesome power I will display for you.

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Exo 34:16 - Then you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.

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Exo 34:20 - A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.
“No one may appear before me without an offering.

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Exo 34:23 - Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Exo 34:24 - I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the LORD your God three times each year.

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Exo 34:26 - “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.”

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Lev 2:5 - If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.

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Lev 2:7 - If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.

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Lev 9:7 - Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the LORD,[fn] just as he has commanded.”

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Lev 10:9 - “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.

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Lev 10:13 - You must eat it in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD. These are the commands I have been given.

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Lev 10:14 - But the breast and thigh that were lifted up as a special offering may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel.

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Lev 10:15 - You must lift up the thigh and breast as a special offering to the LORD, along with the fat of the special gifts. These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the LORD has commanded.”

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Lev 16:2 - The LORD said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.

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Lev 18:7 - “Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

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Lev 18:8 - “Do not have sexual relations with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father.

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Lev 18:9 - “Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else's.

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Lev 18:10 - “Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for this would violate yourself.

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Lev 18:11 - “Do not have sexual relations with your stepsister, the daughter of any of your father's wives, for she is your sister.

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Lev 18:12 - “Do not have sexual relations with your father's sister, for she is your father's close relative.

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Lev 18:13 - “Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative.

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Lev 18:14 - “Do not violate your uncle, your father's brother, by having sexual relations with his wife, for she is your aunt.

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Lev 18:15 - “Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her.

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Lev 18:16 - “Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife, for this would violate your brother.

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Lev 18:20 - “Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.

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Lev 18:21 - “Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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Lev 18:23 - “A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.

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Lev 19:9 - “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.

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Lev 19:10 - It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.

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Lev 19:14 - “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.

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Lev 19:15 - “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.

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Lev 19:16 - “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.[fn]
“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is threatened. I am the LORD.

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Lev 19:17 - “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.[fn] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.

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Lev 19:18 - “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

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Lev 19:19 - “You must obey all my decrees.
“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.

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Lev 19:29 - “Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.

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Lev 19:32 - “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD.

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Lev 20:19 - “Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother's sister or your father's sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin.

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Lev 21:17 - “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God.

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Lev 21:21 - No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.

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Lev 22:23 - If a bull[fn] or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow.

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Lev 23:22 - “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.”

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Lev 25:3 - For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops,

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Lev 25:4 - but during the seventh year the land must have a Sabbath year of complete rest. It is the LORD's Sabbath. Do not plant your fields or prune your vineyards during that year.

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Lev 25:5 - And don't store away the crops that grow on their own or gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.

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Lev 25:6 - But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own during its Sabbath. This applies to you, your male and female servants, your hired workers, and the temporary residents who live with you.

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Lev 25:7 - Your livestock and the wild animals in your land will also be allowed to eat what the land produces.

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Lev 25:14 - “When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.

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Lev 25:17 - Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your God.

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Lev 25:25 - If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him.

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Lev 25:35 - “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and cannot support himself, support him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident and allow him to live with you.

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Lev 25:36 - Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.

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Lev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

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Lev 25:39 - “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave.

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Lev 25:43 - Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly.

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Lev 25:47 - “Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family,

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Lev 25:53 - The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly.

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Lev 27:26 - “You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the LORD, for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him.

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Num 5:20 - But if you have gone astray by being unfaithful to your husband, and have defiled yourself by having sex with another man—'

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Num 5:21 - “At this point the priest must put the woman under oath by saying, ‘May the people know that the LORD's curse is upon you when he makes you infertile, causing your womb to shrivel[fn] and your abdomen to swell.

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Num 5:22 - Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.[fn]' And the woman will be required to say, ‘Yes, let it be so.'

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Num 10:35 - And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”

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Num 11:11 - And Moses said to the LORD, “Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people?

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Num 11:12 - Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors?

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Num 12:13 - So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, I beg you, please heal her!”

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Num 14:12 - I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!”

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Num 14:13 - But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the LORD. “They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt.

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Num 14:14 - Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, LORD, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.

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Num 14:15 - Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,

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Num 14:17 - “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said,

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Num 14:19 - In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

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Num 14:20 - Then the LORD said, “I will pardon them as you have requested.

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Num 16:10 - Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?

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Num 16:11 - The LORD is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?”

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Num 16:16 - And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves before the LORD. Aaron will also be here.

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Num 18:1 - Then the LORD said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood.

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Num 18:2 - “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[fn]

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Num 18:3 - But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die.

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Num 18:7 - But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

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Num 18:8 - The LORD gave these further instructions to Aaron: “I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share.

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Num 18:9 - You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings—including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings—will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons.

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Num 18:10 - You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.

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Num 18:11 - “All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings.

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Num 18:13 - All the first crops of their land that the people present to the LORD belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food.

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Num 18:19 - Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the LORD. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant[fn] between the LORD and you, and it also applies to your descendants.”

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Num 18:20 - And the LORD said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment.

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Num 20:8 - “You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock.”

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Num 20:14 - While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: “This is what your relatives, the people of Israel, say: You know all the hardships we have been through.

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Num 20:16 - But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.

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Num 20:17 - Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”

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Num 20:19 - The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That's all we ask.”

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Num 21:22 - “Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road until we have passed through your territory.”

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Num 21:34 - The LORD said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”

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Num 22:30 - “But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered. “Have I ever done anything like this before?”
“No,” Balaam admitted.

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Num 22:32 - “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the LORD demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me.

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Num 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the LORD will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

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Num 23:15 - Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the LORD.”

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Num 24:5 - How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob;
how lovely are your homes, O Israel!

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Num 24:11 - Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the LORD has kept you from your reward.”

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Num 24:12 - Balaam told Balak, “Don't you remember what I told your messengers? I said,

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Num 24:14 - Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.”

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Num 24:21 - Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:
“Your home is secure;
your nest is set in the rocks.

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Num 27:13 - After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron,

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Num 27:18 - The LORD replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

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Num 27:20 - Transfer some of your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him.

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Num 31:2 - “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”

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Num 31:49 - and said, “We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!

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Num 32:4 - The LORD has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock.

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Num 32:5 - If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.”

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Num 32:25 - Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, “We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.

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Num 32:27 - But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the LORD, just as you have said.”

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Deu 1:31 - And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.'

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Deu 2:7 - For the LORD your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the LORD your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”'

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Deu 2:24 - Moses continued, “Then the LORD said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land.

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Deu 2:25 - Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.'”

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Deu 2:27 - ‘Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won't turn off into the fields on either side.

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Deu 2:30 - “But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done.

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Deu 2:31 - “Then the LORD said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.'

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Deu 3:2 - But the LORD told me, ‘Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.'

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Deu 3:24 - ‘O Sovereign LORD, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?

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Deu 3:27 - But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River.

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Deu 4:9 - “But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.

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Deu 4:19 - And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don't be seduced into worshiping them. The LORD your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

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Deu 4:23 - So be careful not to break the covenant the LORD your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the LORD your God has forbidden this.

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Deu 4:24 - The LORD your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.

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Deu 4:25 - “In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.

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Deu 4:29 - But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

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Deu 4:30 - “In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you.

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Deu 4:31 - For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

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Deu 4:32 - “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before?

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Deu 4:34 - Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

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Deu 4:35 - “He showed you these things so you would know that the LORD is God and there is no other.

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Deu 4:37 - Because he loved your ancestors, he chose to bless their descendants, and he personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power.

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Deu 4:38 - He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today.

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Deu 4:39 - “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The LORD is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.

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Deu 4:40 - If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.”

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Deu 5:6 - “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

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Deu 5:9 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Deu 5:11 - “You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

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Deu 5:12 - “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

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Deu 5:13 - You have six days each week for your ordinary work,

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Deu 5:14 - but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do.

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Deu 5:15 - Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the LORD your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.

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Deu 5:16 - “Honor your father and mother, as the LORD your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Deu 5:20 - “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.

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Deu 5:21 - “You must not covet your neighbor's wife. You must not covet your neighbor's house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.

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Deu 5:32 - So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, following his instructions in every detail.

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Deu 5:33 - Stay on the path that the LORD your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Deu 6:2 - and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the LORD your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.

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Deu 6:3 - Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

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Deu 6:5 - And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

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Deu 6:6 - And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.

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Deu 6:7 - Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.

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Deu 6:8 - Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

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Deu 6:10 - “The LORD your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.

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Deu 6:12 - be careful not to forget the LORD, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Deu 6:13 - You must fear the LORD your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

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Deu 6:15 - for the LORD your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth.

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Deu 6:16 - You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah.

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Deu 6:17 - You must diligently obey the commands of the LORD your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you.

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Deu 6:19 - You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the LORD said you would.

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Deu 6:20 - “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the LORD our God has commanded us to obey?'

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Deu 6:21 - “Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand.

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Deu 7:1 - “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.

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Deu 7:2 - When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy[fn] them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.

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Deu 7:3 - You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters,

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Deu 7:4 - for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you.

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Deu 7:6 - For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

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Deu 7:9 - Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

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Deu 7:13 - He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.

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Deu 7:14 - You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.

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Deu 7:16 - “You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.

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Deu 7:17 - Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?'

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Deu 7:18 - But don't be afraid of them! Just remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt.

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Deu 7:19 - Remember the great terrors the LORD your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The LORD your God will use this same power against all the people you fear.

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Deu 7:20 - And then the LORD your God will send terror[fn] to drive out the few survivors still hiding from you!

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Deu 7:21 - “No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the LORD your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God.

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Deu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.

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Deu 7:23 - But the LORD your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed.

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Deu 7:24 - He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all.

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Deu 7:26 - Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.

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Deu 8:2 - Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

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Deu 8:3 - Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

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Deu 8:4 - For all these forty years your clothes didn't wear out, and your feet didn't blister or swell.

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Deu 8:5 - Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good.

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Deu 8:6 - “So obey the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.

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Deu 8:7 - For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.

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Deu 8:9 - It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.

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Deu 8:10 - When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

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Deu 8:11 - “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.

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Deu 8:13 - and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful!

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Deu 8:14 - Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Deu 8:16 - He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

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Deu 8:17 - He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.'

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Deu 8:18 - Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

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Deu 8:19 - “But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.

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Deu 9:3 - But recognize today that the LORD your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the LORD has promised.

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Deu 9:4 - “After the LORD your God has done this for you, don't say in your hearts, ‘The LORD has given us this land because we are such good people!' No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.

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Deu 9:5 - It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The LORD your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Deu 9:6 - You must recognize that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people.

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Deu 9:7 - “Remember and never forget how angry you made the LORD your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him.

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Deu 9:12 - Then the LORD said to me, ‘Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!'

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Deu 9:26 - I prayed to the LORD and said, ‘O Sovereign LORD, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand.

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Deu 9:27 - Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Deu 9:29 - But they are your people and your special possession, whom you brought out of Egypt by your great strength and powerful arm.'

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Deu 10:12 - “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

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Deu 10:13 - And you must always obey the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.

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Deu 10:14 - “Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God.

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Deu 10:20 - You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

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Deu 10:21 - He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.

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Deu 10:22 - When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky!

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Deu 11:1 - “You must love the LORD your God and obey all his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.

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Deu 11:2 - Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the LORD your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.

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Deu 11:12 - a land that the LORD your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!

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Deu 11:13 - “If you carefully obey all the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

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Deu 11:14 - then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil.

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Deu 11:15 - He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.

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Deu 11:16 - “But be careful. Don't let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the LORD and serve and worship other gods.

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Deu 11:24 - Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.[fn]

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Deu 11:29 - “When the LORD your God brings you into the land and helps you take possession of it, you must pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.

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Deu 12:7 - There you and your families will feast in the presence of the LORD your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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Deu 12:13 - Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings just anywhere you like.

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Deu 12:14 - You may do so only at the place the LORD will choose within one of your tribal territories. There you must offer your burnt offerings and do everything I command you.

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Deu 12:15 - “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the LORD your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer.

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Deu 12:17 - “But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings.

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Deu 12:18 - You must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the LORD your God in all you do.

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Deu 12:20 - “When the LORD your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want.

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Deu 12:21 - It might happen that the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored—is a long way from your home. If so, you may butcher any of the cattle, sheep, or goats the LORD has given you, and you may freely eat the meat in your hometown, as I have commanded you.

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Deu 12:25 - Do not consume the blood, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what pleases the LORD.

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Deu 12:26 - “Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the LORD chooses.

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Deu 12:27 - You must offer the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

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Deu 12:28 - Be careful to obey all my commands, so that all will go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and pleasing to the LORD your God.

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Deu 12:29 - “When the LORD your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land,

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Deu 12:30 - do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.'

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Deu 12:31 - You must not worship the LORD your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods.

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Deu 13:5 - The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the LORD your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.

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Deu 13:6 - “Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods'—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.

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Deu 13:8 - But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.

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Deu 13:9 - You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in.

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Deu 13:10 - Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery.

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Deu 13:12 - “When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, you may hear

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Deu 13:16 - Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.

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Deu 13:17 - Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors.

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Deu 13:18 - “The LORD your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.

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Deu 14:2 - You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

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Deu 14:21 - “You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

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Deu 14:22 - “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year.

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Deu 14:23 - Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God.

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Deu 14:24 - “Now when the LORD your God blesses you with a good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his name to be honored might be too far for you to bring the tithe.

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Deu 14:25 - If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the LORD your God has chosen.

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Deu 14:26 - When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and celebrate with your household.

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Deu 14:27 - And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Deu 14:28 - “At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year's harvest and store it in the nearest town.

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Deu 14:29 - Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all your work.

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Deu 15:2 - This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the LORD's time of release has arrived.

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Deu 15:3 - This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites—not to the foreigners living among you.

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Deu 15:4 - “There should be no poor among you, for the LORD your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession.

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Deu 15:6 - The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.

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Deu 15:7 - “But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.

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Deu 15:8 - Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

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Deu 15:9 - Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.

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Deu 15:10 - Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

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Deu 15:11 - There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

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Deu 15:12 - “If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant[fn] and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free.

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Deu 15:14 - Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you.

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Deu 15:15 - Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.

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Deu 15:16 - “But suppose your servant says, ‘I will not leave you,' because he loves you and your family, and he has done well with you.

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Deu 15:17 - In that case, take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door. After that, he will be your servant for life. And do the same for your female servants.

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Deu 15:18 - “You must not consider it a hardship when you release your servants. Remember that for six years they have given you services worth double the wages of hired workers, and the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

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Deu 15:19 - “You must set aside for the LORD your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks.

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Deu 15:20 - Instead, you and your family must eat these animals in the presence of the LORD your God each year at the place he chooses.

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Deu 15:21 - But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Deu 15:22 - Instead, use it for food for your family in your hometown. Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat it, just as anyone may eat a gazelle or deer.

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Deu 16:1 - “In honor of the LORD your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib,[fn] for that was the month in which the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

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Deu 16:2 - Your Passover sacrifice may be from either the flock or the herd, and it must be sacrificed to the LORD your God at the designated place of worship—the place he chooses for his name to be honored.

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Deu 16:4 - Let no yeast be found in any house throughout your land for those seven days. And when you sacrifice the Passover lamb on the evening of the first day, do not let any of the meat remain until the next morning.

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Deu 16:5 - “You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.

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Deu 16:6 - You must offer it only at the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored. Sacrifice it there in the evening as the sun goes down on the anniversary of your exodus from Egypt.

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Deu 16:7 - Roast the lamb and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses. Then you may go back to your tents the next morning.

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Deu 16:8 - For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the LORD your God, and no work may be done on that day.

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Deu 16:9 - “Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest.

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Deu 16:10 - Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest[fn] to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him.

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Deu 16:11 - This is a time to celebrate before the LORD your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.

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Deu 16:13 - “You must observe the Festival of Shelters[fn] for seven days at the end of the harvest season, after the grain has been threshed and the grapes have been pressed.

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Deu 16:14 - This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows from your towns.

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Deu 16:15 - For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all.

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Deu 16:16 - “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the LORD without a gift for him.

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Deu 16:17 - All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God.

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Deu 16:18 - “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

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Deu 16:20 - Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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Deu 16:21 - “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the LORD your God.

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Deu 16:22 - And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD your God hates them.

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Deu 17:1 - “Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the LORD your God, for he detests such gifts.

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Deu 17:2 - “When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, a man or woman among you might do evil in the sight of the LORD your God and violate the covenant.

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Deu 17:8 - “Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide—for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the LORD your God will choose,

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Deu 17:10 - You must carry out the verdict they announce and the sentence they prescribe at the place the LORD chooses. You must do exactly what they say.

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Deu 17:12 - Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel.

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Deu 17:14 - “You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.'

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Deu 17:15 - If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.

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Deu 18:4 - You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.

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Deu 18:5 - For the LORD your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the LORD's name forever.

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Deu 18:9 - “When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.

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Deu 18:12 - Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the LORD your God will drive them out ahead of you.

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Deu 18:13 - But you must be blameless before the LORD your God.

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Deu 18:14 - The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.”

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Deu 18:15 - Moses continued, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

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Deu 18:16 - For this is what you yourselves requested of the LORD your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai.[fn] You said, ‘Don't let us hear the voice of the LORD our God anymore or see this blazing fire, for we will die.'

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Deu 18:21 - “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the LORD?'

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Deu 19:1 - “When the LORD your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes.

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Deu 19:2 - Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Deu 19:3 - Survey the territory,[fn] and divide the land the LORD your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety.

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Deu 19:8 - “And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them,

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Deu 19:9 - you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the LORD your God and walk in his ways.)

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Deu 19:10 - That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession. You will not be held responsible for the death of innocent people.

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Deu 19:13 - Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you.

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Deu 19:14 - “When you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone's land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property.

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Deu 19:21 - You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Deu 20:1 - “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

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Deu 20:11 - If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.

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Deu 20:13 - When the LORD your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town.

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Deu 20:14 - But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

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Deu 20:16 - In those towns that the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing.

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Deu 20:17 - You must completely destroy[fn] the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, just as the LORD your God has commanded you.

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Deu 20:19 - “When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes. You may eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them?

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Deu 21:1 - “When you are in the land the LORD your God is giving you, someone may be found murdered in a field, and you don't know who committed the murder.

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Deu 21:2 - In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns.

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Deu 21:5 - Then the Levitical priests must step forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. They are to decide all legal and criminal cases.

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Deu 21:8 - O LORD, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.' Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person's blood.

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Deu 21:9 - By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the LORD's sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community.

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Deu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.

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Deu 21:12 - If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails,

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Deu 21:13 - and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife.

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Deu 21:23 - the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung[fn] is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession.

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Deu 22:1 - “If you see your neighbor's ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don't ignore your responsibility.[fn] Take it back to its owner.

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Deu 22:2 - If its owner does not live nearby or you don't know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it.

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Deu 22:3 - Do the same if you find your neighbor's donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don't ignore your responsibility.

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Deu 22:4 - “If you see that your neighbor's donkey or ox has collapsed on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it back on its feet!

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Deu 22:6 - “If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young.

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Deu 22:8 - “When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof.

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Deu 22:9 - “You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop.

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Deu 22:12 - “You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides.

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Deu 22:17 - He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders.

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Deu 23:5 - But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.

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Deu 23:6 - As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.

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Deu 23:9 - “When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure.

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Deu 23:13 - Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.

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Deu 23:14 - The camp must be holy, for the LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you.

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Deu 23:18 - When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man[fn] or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.

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Deu 23:19 - “Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.

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Deu 23:20 - You may charge interest to foreigners, but you may not charge interest to Israelites, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Deu 23:21 - “When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin.

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Deu 23:23 - But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the LORD your God.

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Deu 23:25 - And when you enter your neighbor's field of grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not harvest it with a sickle.

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Deu 24:4 - the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession.

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Deu 24:9 - Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam as you were coming from Egypt.

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Deu 24:10 - “If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security.

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Deu 24:13 - Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the LORD your God will count you as righteous.

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Deu 24:14 - “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.

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Deu 24:18 - Always remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God redeemed you from your slavery. That is why I have given you this command.

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Deu 24:19 - “When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don't go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

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Deu 24:20 - When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don't go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.

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Deu 24:21 - When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don't glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.

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Deu 25:3 - But never give more than forty lashes; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor.

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Deu 25:12 - you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity.

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Deu 25:13 - “You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise,

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Deu 25:14 - and you must use full and honest measures.

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Deu 25:15 - Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Deu 25:16 - All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the LORD your God.

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Deu 25:17 - “Never forget what the Amalekites did to you as you came from Egypt.

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Deu 25:18 - They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God.

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Deu 25:19 - Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies in the land he is giving you as a special possession, you must destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. Never forget this!

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Deu 26:1 - “When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there,

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Deu 26:2 - put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored.

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Deu 26:4 - The priest will then take the basket from your hand and set it before the altar of the LORD your God.

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Deu 26:5 - “You must then say in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation.

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Deu 26:10 - And now, O LORD, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.' Then place the produce before the LORD your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.

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Deu 26:11 - Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.

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Deu 26:12 - “Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns.

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Deu 26:13 - Then you must declare in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘I have taken the sacred gift from my house and have given it to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, just as you commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commands.

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Deu 26:15 - Now look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you swore to our ancestors to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey.'

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Deu 26:16 - “Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.

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Deu 26:17 - You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you.

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Deu 26:19 - And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the LORD your God, just as he promised.”

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Deu 27:2 - When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster.

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Deu 27:3 - Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

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Deu 27:5 - “Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool.

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Deu 27:6 - Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God.

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Deu 27:7 - Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the LORD your God.

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Deu 27:9 - Then Moses and the Levitical priests addressed all Israel as follows: “O Israel, be quiet and listen! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.

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Deu 27:10 - So you must obey the LORD your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today.”

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Deu 28:1 - “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.

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Deu 28:2 - You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:

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Deu 28:4 - Your children and your crops
will be blessed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be blessed.

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Deu 28:5 - Your fruit baskets and breadboards
will be blessed.

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Deu 28:7 - “The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!

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Deu 28:8 - “The LORD will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

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Deu 28:9 - “If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do.

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Deu 28:11 - “The LORD will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.

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Deu 28:12 - The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.

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Deu 28:13 - If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.

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Deu 28:15 - “But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

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Deu 28:17 - Your fruit baskets and breadboards
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Deu 28:18 - Your children and your crops
will be cursed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be cursed.

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Deu 28:20 - “The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

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Deu 28:23 - The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.

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Deu 28:24 - The LORD will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed.

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Deu 28:25 - “The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Deu 28:29 - You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

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Deu 28:31 - Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.

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Deu 28:32 - You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won't be able to help them.

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Deu 28:33 - A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.

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Deu 28:34 - You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you.

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Deu 28:35 - The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot.

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Deu 28:36 - “The LORD will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone!

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Deu 28:40 - You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.

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Deu 28:42 - Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops.

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Deu 28:45 - “If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.

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Deu 28:46 - These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.

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Deu 28:47 - If you do not serve the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

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Deu 28:48 - you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The LORD will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.

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Deu 28:51 - Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death.

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Deu 28:52 - They will attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land—the walls you trusted to protect you—are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you.

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Deu 28:53 - “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy's attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you.

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Deu 28:55 - He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Deu 28:57 - She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Deu 28:58 - “If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God,

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Deu 28:59 - then the LORD will overwhelm you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick.

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Deu 28:64 - For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!

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Deu 28:65 - There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the LORD will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.

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Deu 28:66 - Your life will constantly hang in the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will survive.

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Deu 28:67 - In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were night!' And in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!' For you will be terrified by the awful horrors you see around you.

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Deu 29:3 - all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders.

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Deu 29:12 - You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the LORD your God. The LORD is making this covenant, including the curses.

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Deu 29:13 - By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Deu 30:1 - “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.

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Deu 30:2 - If at that time you and your children return to the LORD your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today,

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Deu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

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Deu 30:4 - Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the LORD your God will gather you from there and bring you back again.

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Deu 30:5 - The LORD your God will return you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will possess that land again. Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors!

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Deu 30:6 - “The LORD your God will change your heart[fn] and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live!

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Deu 30:7 - The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you.

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Deu 30:8 - Then you will again obey the LORD and keep all his commands that I am giving you today.

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Deu 30:9 - “The LORD your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the LORD will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors.

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Deu 30:10 - The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.

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Deu 30:14 - No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.

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Deu 30:15 - “Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster.

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Deu 30:16 - For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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Deu 30:17 - “But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods,

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Deu 30:18 - then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.

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Deu 30:19 - “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!

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Deu 30:20 - You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This[fn] is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD, you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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Deu 31:3 - But the LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the LORD promised.

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Deu 31:6 - So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

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Deu 31:11 - you must read this Book of Instruction to all the people of Israel when they assemble before the LORD your God at the place he chooses.

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Deu 31:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,[fn] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle.

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Deu 31:16 - The LORD said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them.

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Deu 31:27 - For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even now, while I am still alive and am here with you, you have rebelled against the LORD. How much more rebellious will you be after my death!

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Deu 32:6 - Is this the way you repay the LORD,
you foolish and senseless people?
Isn't he your Father who created you?
Has he not made you and established you?

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Deu 32:7 - Remember the days of long ago;
think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.

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Deu 32:50 - Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors.

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Deu 33:3 - Indeed, he loves his people;[fn]
all his holy ones are in his hands.
They follow in his steps
and accept his teaching.

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Deu 33:9 - The Levites obeyed your word
and guarded your covenant.
They were more loyal to you
than to their own parents.
They ignored their relatives
and did not acknowledge their own children.

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Deu 33:10 - They teach your regulations to Jacob;
they give your instructions to Israel.
They present incense before you
and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.

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Deu 33:18 - Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar[fn]:
“May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.
May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.

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Deu 33:25 - May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze;
may you be secure all your days.”

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Deu 33:26 - “There is no one like the God of Israel.[fn]
He rides across the heavens to help you,
across the skies in majestic splendor.

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Deu 33:27 - The eternal God is your refuge,
and his everlasting arms are under you.
He drives out the enemy before you;
he cries out, ‘Destroy them!'

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Deu 33:29 - How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”

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Deu 34:4 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.' I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land.”

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Jos 1:5 - No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.

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Jos 1:8 - Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

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Jos 1:9 - This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Jos 1:18 - Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!”

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Jos 2:3 - So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: “Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land.”

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Jos 2:17 - Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.

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Jos 2:18 - When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members—your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives—must be here inside the house.

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Jos 2:19 - If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death.

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Jos 2:20 - If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.”

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Jos 4:6 - We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?'

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Jos 4:7 - Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's Covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.”

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Jos 5:15 - The commander of the LORD's army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did as he was told.

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Jos 6:2 - But the LORD said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors.

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Jos 7:7 - Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign LORD, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side!

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Jos 7:9 - For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”

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Jos 7:10 - But the LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this?

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Jos 8:1 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land.

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Jos 8:18 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you.” Joshua did as he was commanded.

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Jos 9:9 - They answered, “Your servants have come from a very distant country. We have heard of the might of the LORD your God and of all he did in Egypt.

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Jos 9:24 - They replied, “We did it because we—your servants—were clearly told that the LORD your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this.

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Jos 10:6 - The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don't abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”

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Jos 10:8 - “Do not be afraid of them,” the LORD said to Joshua, “for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you.”

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Jos 14:9 - So that day Moses solemnly promised me, ‘The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your grant of land and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God.'

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Jos 24:10 - but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.

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Jos 24:12 - And I sent terror[fn] ahead of you to drive out the two kings of the Amorites. It was not your swords or bows that brought you victory.

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Jdg 1:3 - The men of Judah said to their relatives from the tribe of Simeon, “Join with us to fight against the Canaanites living in the territory allotted to us. Then we will help you conquer your territory.” So the men of Simeon went with Judah.

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Jdg 4:7 - And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin's army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.”

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Jdg 4:9 - “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD's victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh.

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Jdg 4:14 - Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the LORD will give you victory over Sisera, for the LORD is marching ahead of you.” So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle.

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Jdg 5:4 - “LORD, when you set out from Seir
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.

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Jdg 5:12 - “Wake up, Deborah, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!

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Jdg 5:14 - They came down from Ephraim—
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander's staff.

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Jdg 5:31 - “LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years.

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Jdg 6:14 - Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

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Jdg 6:17 - Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the LORD speaking to me.

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Jdg 6:18 - Don't go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.”
He answered, “I will stay here until you return.”

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Jdg 6:25 - That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it.

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Jdg 6:26 - Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”

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Jdg 6:30 - “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”

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Jdg 6:39 - Then Gideon said to God, “Please don't be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.”

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Jdg 7:7 - The LORD told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.”

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Jdg 7:9 - That night the LORD said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!

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Jdg 7:10 - But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah.

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Jdg 7:11 - Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.”
So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp.

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Jdg 8:6 - But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”

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Jdg 8:15 - Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were here before, you taunted me, saying, ‘Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your exhausted army.'”

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Jdg 8:22 - Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.”

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Jdg 9:29 - If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say[fn] to him, ‘Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!'”

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Jdg 9:33 - In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.”

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Jdg 9:38 - Then Zebul turned on him and asked, “Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn't it you that said, ‘Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?' The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!”

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Jdg 9:54 - He quickly said to his young armor bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me! Don't let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!” So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died.

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Jdg 10:15 - But the Israelites pleaded with the LORD and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.”

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Jdg 11:10 - “The LORD is our witness,” the elders replied. “We promise to do whatever you say.”

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Jdg 11:17 - they sent messengers to the king of Edom asking for permission to pass through his land. But their request was denied. Then they asked the king of Moab for similar permission, but he wouldn't let them pass through either. So the people of Israel stayed in Kadesh.

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Jdg 11:19 - “Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination.

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Jdg 11:24 - You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the LORD our God gives us.

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Jdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.

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Jdg 12:1 - Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah: “Why didn't you call for us to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!”

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Jdg 13:12 - So Manoah asked him, “When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy's life and work?”

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Jdg 13:15 - Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.”

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Jdg 13:16 - “I will stay,” the angel of the LORD replied, “but I will not eat anything. However, you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the LORD.” (Manoah didn't realize it was the angel of the LORD.)

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Jdg 13:17 - Then Manoah asked the angel of the LORD, “What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want to honor you.”

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Jdg 14:3 - His father and mother objected. “Isn't there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?”
But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”

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Jdg 14:13 - But if you can't solve it, then you must give me thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.”
“All right,” they agreed, “let's hear your riddle.”

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Jdg 14:15 - On the fourth[fn] day they said to Samson's wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father's house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?”

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Jdg 15:2 - “I truly thought you must hate her,” her father explained, “so I gave her in marriage to your best man. But look, her younger sister is even more beautiful than she is. Marry her instead.”

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Jdg 15:18 - Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”

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Jdg 16:6 - So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.”

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Jdg 16:15 - Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,' when you don't share your secrets with me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!”

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Jdg 17:10 - “Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces[fn] of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”

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Jdg 18:19 - “Be quiet and come with us,” they said. “Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?”

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Jdg 18:25 - The men of Dan said, “Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family.”

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Jdg 19:5 - On the fourth day the man was up early, ready to leave, but the woman's father said to his son-in-law, “Have something to eat before you go.”

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Jdg 19:6 - So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman's father said, “Please stay another night and enjoy yourself.”

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Jdg 19:8 - On the morning of the fifth day he was up early again, ready to leave, and again the woman's father said, “Have something to eat; then you can leave later this afternoon.” So they had another day of feasting.

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Jdg 19:9 - Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, “Look, it's almost evening. Stay the night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way.”

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Jdg 19:19 - even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.”

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Jdg 19:20 - “You are welcome to stay with me,” the old man said. “I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don't spend the night in the square.”

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Jdg 19:22 - While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, “Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him.”

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Jdg 20:28 - and Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron was the priest.) The Israelites asked the LORD, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again, or should we stop?”
The LORD said, “Go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”

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1Sa 1:8 - “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren't you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn't that better than having ten sons?”

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1Sa 1:11 - And she made this vow: “O LORD of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut.[fn]”

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1Sa 1:14 - “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”

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1Sa 1:16 - Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

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1Sa 1:17 - “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”

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1Sa 1:18 - “Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.

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1Sa 1:23 - “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the LORD help you keep your promise.” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.

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1Sa 1:26 - “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the woman who stood here several years ago praying to the LORD.

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1Sa 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart rejoices in the LORD!
The LORD has made me strong.[fn]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
I rejoice because you rescued me.

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1Sa 2:16 - The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I'll take it by force.”

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1Sa 2:27 - One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the LORD: “I revealed myself[fn] to your ancestors when the people of Israel were slaves in Egypt.

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1Sa 2:28 - I chose your ancestor Aaron[fn] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[fn] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.

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1Sa 2:29 - So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel!

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1Sa 2:30 - “Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi[fn] would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.

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1Sa 2:31 - The time is coming when I will put an end to your family, so it will no longer serve as my priests. All the members of your family will die before their time. None will reach old age.

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1Sa 2:32 - You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.

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1Sa 2:33 - Those who survive will live in sadness and grief, and their children will die a violent death.[fn]

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1Sa 2:34 - And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day!

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1Sa 2:36 - Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,' they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'”

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1Sa 3:9 - So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.'” So Samuel went back to bed.

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1Sa 3:10 - And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”

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1Sa 3:17 - “What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!”

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1Sa 4:17 - “Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”

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1Sa 7:8 - “Don't stop pleading with the LORD our God to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Samuel.

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1Sa 8:5 - “Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”

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1Sa 9:19 - “I am the seer!” Samuel replied. “Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I'll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way.

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1Sa 9:20 - And don't worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel's hopes.”

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1Sa 9:24 - So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. “Go ahead and eat it,” Samuel said. “I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

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1Sa 10:2 - When you leave me today, you will see two men beside Rachel's tomb at Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father has stopped worrying about them and is now worried about you. He is asking, ‘Have you seen my son?'

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1Sa 10:7 - After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.

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1Sa 12:19 - “Pray to the LORD your God for us, or we will die!” they all said to Samuel. “For now we have added to our sins by asking for a king.”

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1Sa 13:13 - “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

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1Sa 13:14 - But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command.”

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1Sa 14:7 - “Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I'm with you completely, whatever you decide.”

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1Sa 14:19 - But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, “Never mind; let's get going!”[fn]

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1Sa 14:28 - But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.”

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1Sa 14:36 - Then Saul said, “Let's chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let's destroy every last one of them.”
His men replied, “We'll do whatever you think is best.”
But the priest said, “Let's ask God first.”

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1Sa 14:40 - Then Saul said, “Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there.”
And the people responded to Saul, “Whatever you think is best.”

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1Sa 14:41 - Then Saul prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent.[fn]” Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent.

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1Sa 15:15 - “It's true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God. We have destroyed everything else.”

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1Sa 15:24 - Then Saul admitted to Samuel, “Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the LORD's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded.

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1Sa 15:25 - But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the LORD.”

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1Sa 15:28 - And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else—one who is better than you.

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1Sa 15:30 - Then Saul pleaded again, “I know I have sinned. But please, at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.”

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1Sa 15:33 - But Samuel said, “As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

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1Sa 16:1 - Now the LORD said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”

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1Sa 16:2 - But Samuel asked, “How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”
“Take a heifer with you,” the LORD replied, “and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the LORD.

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1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What's wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?”

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1Sa 16:16 - Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.”

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1Sa 16:19 - So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, “Send me your son David, the shepherd.”

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1Sa 17:32 - “Don't worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I'll go fight him!”

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1Sa 17:34 - But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father's sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock,

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1Sa 17:36 - I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!

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1Sa 17:44 - “Come over here, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.

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1Sa 17:46 - Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!

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1Sa 19:4 - The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He's never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could.

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1Sa 20:1 - David now fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. “What have I done?” he exclaimed. “What is my crime? How have I offended your father that he is so determined to kill me?”

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1Sa 20:3 - Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won't tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?' But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the LORD and by your own soul!”

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1Sa 20:4 - “Tell me what I can do to help you,” Jonathan exclaimed.

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1Sa 20:6 - If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice.

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1Sa 20:7 - If he says, ‘Fine!' you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me.

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1Sa 20:8 - Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend—for we made a solemn pact before the LORD—or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don't betray me to him!”

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1Sa 20:9 - “Never!” Jonathan exclaimed. “You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once.”

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1Sa 20:10 - Then David asked, “How will I know whether or not your father is angry?”

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1Sa 20:13 - But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don't warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father.

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1Sa 20:15 - treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

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1Sa 20:18 - Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty.

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1Sa 20:19 - The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile.[fn]

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1Sa 20:29 - He said, ‘Please let me go, for we are having a family sacrifice. My brother demanded that I be there. So please let me get away to see my brothers.' That's why he isn't here at the king's table.”

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1Sa 20:30 - Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!”[fn] he swore at him. “Do you think I don't know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?

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1Sa 20:31 - As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”

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1Sa 20:42 - At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the LORD's name. The LORD is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town.[fn]

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1Sa 21:3 - Now, what is there to eat? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have.”

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1Sa 21:8 - David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword? The king's business was so urgent that I didn't even have time to grab a weapon!”

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1Sa 22:14 - “But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!

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1Sa 22:16 - “You will surely die, Ahimelech, along with your entire family!” the king shouted.

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1Sa 22:22 - David exclaimed, “I knew it! When I saw Doeg the Edomite there that day, I knew he was sure to tell Saul. Now I have caused the death of all your father's family.

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1Sa 22:23 - Stay here with me, and don't be afraid. I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both.”

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1Sa 23:4 - So David asked the LORD again, and again the LORD replied, “Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines.”

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1Sa 23:10 - Then David prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here.

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1Sa 23:11 - Will the leaders of Keilah betray me to him?[fn] And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell me.”
And the LORD said, “He will come.”

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1Sa 24:4 - “Now's your opportunity!” David's men whispered to him. “Today the LORD is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.'” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul's robe.

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1Sa 24:9 - Then he shouted to Saul, “Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you?

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1Sa 24:10 - This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn't true. For the LORD placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the LORD's anointed one.'

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1Sa 24:11 - Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn't kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.

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1Sa 24:15 - May the LORD therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!”

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1Sa 24:16 - When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, “Is that really you, my son David?” Then he began to cry.

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1Sa 24:18 - Yes, you have been amazingly kind to me today, for when the LORD put me in a place where you could have killed me, you didn't do it.

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1Sa 24:20 - And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.

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1Sa 25:6 - “Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!

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1Sa 25:7 - I am told that it is sheep-shearing time. While your shepherds stayed among us near Carmel, we never harmed them, and nothing was ever stolen from them.

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1Sa 25:8 - Ask your own men, and they will tell you this is true. So would you be kind to us, since we have come at a time of celebration? Please share any provisions you might have on hand with us and with your friend David.”

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1Sa 25:24 - She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.

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1Sa 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests.[fn] But I never even saw the young men you sent.

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1Sa 25:26 - “Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.

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1Sa 25:27 - And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men.

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1Sa 25:28 - Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The LORD will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the LORD's battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life.

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1Sa 25:29 - “Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the LORD your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!

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1Sa 25:31 - don't let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won't have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the LORD has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!”

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1Sa 25:33 - Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.

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1Sa 25:35 - Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”

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1Sa 25:41 - She bowed low to the ground and responded, “I, your servant, would be happy to marry David. I would even be willing to become a slave, washing the feet of his servants!”

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1Sa 26:8 - “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike twice!”

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1Sa 26:15 - “Well, Abner, you're a great man, aren't you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven't you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him?

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1Sa 26:17 - Saul recognized David's voice and called out, “Is that you, my son David?”
And David replied, “Yes, my lord the king.

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1Sa 26:19 - But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then let him accept my offering. But if this is simply a human scheme, then may those involved be cursed by the LORD. For they have driven me from my home, so I can no longer live among the LORD's people, and they have said, ‘Go, worship pagan gods.'

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1Sa 26:21 - Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

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1Sa 26:24 - Now may the LORD value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”

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1Sa 27:5 - One day David said to Achish, “If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city.”

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1Sa 28:1 - About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.”

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1Sa 28:2 - “Very well!” David agreed. “Now you will see for yourself what we can do.”
Then Achish told David, “I will make you my personal bodyguard for life.”

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1Sa 28:16 - But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the LORD has left you and has become your enemy?

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1Sa 28:17 - The LORD has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.

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1Sa 28:19 - What's more, the LORD will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The LORD will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat.”

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1Sa 28:21 - When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life.

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1Sa 28:22 - Now do what I say, and let me give you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip back.”

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1Sa 29:6 - So Achish finally summoned David and said to him, “I swear by the LORD that you have been a trustworthy ally. I think you should go with me into battle, for I've never found a single flaw in you from the day you arrived until today. But the other Philistine rulers won't hear of it.

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1Sa 29:8 - “What have I done to deserve this treatment?” David demanded. “What have you ever found in your servant, that I can't go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

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1Sa 29:10 - Now get up early in the morning, and leave with your men as soon as it gets light.”

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1Sa 31:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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2Sa 1:14 - “Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD's anointed one?” David asked.

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2Sa 1:16 - “You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD's anointed one.”

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2Sa 1:19 - Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills!
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!

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2Sa 1:25 - Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle!
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.

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2Sa 1:26 - How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan!
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!

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2Sa 2:22 - Again Abner shouted to him, “Get away from here! I don't want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?”

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2Sa 3:8 - Abner was furious. “Am I some Judean dog to be kicked around like this?” he shouted. “After all I have done for your father, Saul, and his family and friends by not handing you over to David, is this my reward—that you find fault with me about this woman?

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2Sa 3:12 - Then Abner sent messengers to David, saying, “Doesn't the entire land belong to you? Make a solemn pact with me, and I will help turn over all of Israel to you.”

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2Sa 3:13 - “All right,” David replied, “but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come.”

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2Sa 3:21 - Then Abner said to David, “Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires.” So David sent Abner safely on his way.

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2Sa 3:25 - You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you're doing!”

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2Sa 3:34 - Your hands were not bound;
your feet were not chained.
No, you were murdered—
the victim of a wicked plot.” All the people wept again for Abner.

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2Sa 4:8 - When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth's head to David. “Look!” they exclaimed to the king. “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!”

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2Sa 5:1 - Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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2Sa 5:19 - So David asked the LORD, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied to David, “Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you.”

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2Sa 5:24 - When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the LORD is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.”

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2Sa 6:21 - David retorted to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the LORD, so I celebrate before the LORD.

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2Sa 6:22 - Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!”

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2Sa 7:3 - Nathan replied to the king, “Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.”

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2Sa 7:9 - I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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2Sa 7:11 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the LORD declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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2Sa 7:12 - For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.

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2Sa 7:19 - And now, Sovereign LORD, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign LORD?[fn]

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2Sa 7:20 - “What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign LORD.

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2Sa 7:21 - Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant.

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2Sa 7:23 - What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way.[fn]

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2Sa 7:24 - You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.

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2Sa 7:25 - “And now, O LORD God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever.

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2Sa 7:26 - And may your name be honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The LORD of Heaven's Armies is God over Israel!' And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever.

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2Sa 7:27 - “O LORD of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!'

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2Sa 7:28 - For you are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

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2Sa 7:29 - And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign LORD, it is an eternal blessing!”

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2Sa 9:6 - His name was Mephibosheth[fn]; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.”
Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”

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2Sa 9:7 - “Don't be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!”

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2Sa 9:8 - Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”

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2Sa 9:9 - Then the king summoned Saul's servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

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2Sa 9:10 - You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master's household.[fn] But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

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2Sa 9:11 - Ziba replied, “Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David's table,[fn] like one of the king's own sons.

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2Sa 10:3 - the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!”

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2Sa 11:8 - Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.[fn]” David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.

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2Sa 11:10 - When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, “What's the matter? Why didn't you go home last night after being away for so long?”

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2Sa 11:11 - Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents,[fn] and Joab and my master's men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.”

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2Sa 11:21 - Wasn't Abimelech son of Gideon[fn] killed at Thebez by a woman who threw a millstone down on him from the wall? Why would you get so close to the wall?' Then tell him, ‘Uriah the Hittite was killed, too.'”

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2Sa 11:24 - the archers on the wall shot arrows at us. Some of the king's men were killed, including Uriah the Hittite.”

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2Sa 11:25 - “Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!”

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2Sa 12:8 - I gave you your master's house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more.

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2Sa 12:10 - From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah's wife to be your own.

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2Sa 12:11 - “This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.

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2Sa 12:13 - Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.”
Nathan replied, “Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin.

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2Sa 12:14 - Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the LORD[fn] by doing this, your child will die.”

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2Sa 13:5 - “Well,” Jonadab said, “I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”

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2Sa 13:7 - So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon's house to prepare some food for him.

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2Sa 13:10 - Then he said to Tamar, “Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here.” So Tamar took his favorite dish to him.

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2Sa 13:20 - Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he's your brother. Don't you worry about it.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom's house.

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2Sa 13:24 - He went to the king and said, “My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?”

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2Sa 13:35 - “Look!” Jonadab told the king. “There they are now! The king's sons are coming, just as I said.”

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2Sa 14:6 - My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed.

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2Sa 14:7 - Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn't deserve to inherit his family's property.' They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband's name and family will disappear from the face of the earth.”

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2Sa 14:8 - “Leave it to me,” the king told her. “Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him.”

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2Sa 14:11 - Then she said, “Please swear to me by the LORD your God that you won't let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”
“As surely as the LORD lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son's head will be disturbed!”

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2Sa 14:12 - “Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king,” she said.
“Go ahead and speak,” he responded.

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2Sa 14:15 - “I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, ‘Perhaps the king will listen to me

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2Sa 14:17 - Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.' I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the LORD your God be with you.”

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2Sa 14:19 - “Did Joab put you up to this?”
And the woman replied, “My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say.

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2Sa 14:20 - He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!”

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2Sa 14:21 - So the king sent for Joab and told him, “All right, go and bring back the young man Absalom.”

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2Sa 14:22 - Joab bowed with his face to the ground in deep respect and said, “At last I know that I have gained your approval, my lord the king, for you have granted me this request!”

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2Sa 14:31 - Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

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2Sa 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.

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2Sa 15:3 - Then Absalom would say, “You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it.

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2Sa 15:8 - For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the LORD in Hebron[fn] if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”

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2Sa 15:15 - “We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.”

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2Sa 15:19 - Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, “Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile.

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2Sa 15:20 - You arrived only recently, and should I force you today to wander with us? I don't even know where we will go. Go on back and take your kinsmen with you, and may the LORD show you his unfailing love and faithfulness.[fn]”

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2Sa 15:21 - But Ittai said to the king, “I vow by the LORD and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens—whether it means life or death.”

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2Sa 15:27 - The king also told Zadok the priest, “Look,[fn] here is my plan. You and Abiathar[fn] should return quietly to the city with your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan.

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2Sa 15:34 - Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, ‘I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father's adviser in the past.' Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel's advice.

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2Sa 16:3 - “And where is Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson?” the king asked him.
“He stayed in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied. “He said, ‘Today I will get back the kingdom of my grandfather Saul.'”

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2Sa 16:4 - “In that case,” the king told Ziba, “I give you everything Mephibosheth owns.”
“I bow before you,” Ziba replied. “May I always be pleasing to you, my lord the king.”

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2Sa 16:8 - “The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul's clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

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2Sa 16:17 - “Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren't you with him?”

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2Sa 16:19 - “And anyway, why shouldn't I serve you? Just as I was your father's adviser, now I will be your adviser!”

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2Sa 16:21 - Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father's concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you.”

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2Sa 17:8 - You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won't be spending the night among the troops.

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2Sa 17:10 - Then even the bravest soldiers, though they have the heart of a lion, will be paralyzed with fear. For all Israel knows what a mighty warrior your father is and how courageous his men are.

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2Sa 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.

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2Sa 18:14 - “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom's heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree.

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2Sa 18:28 - Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise to the LORD your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.”

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2Sa 18:29 - “What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?”
Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn't know what was happening.”

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2Sa 19:5 - Then Joab went to the king's room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.

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2Sa 19:6 - You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased.

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2Sa 19:7 - Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.”

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2Sa 19:14 - Then Amasa[fn] convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.”

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2Sa 19:19 - “My lord the king, please forgive me,” he pleaded. “Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind.

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2Sa 19:20 - I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel[fn] to greet my lord the king.”

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2Sa 19:26 - Mephibosheth replied, “My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, ‘Saddle my donkey[fn] so I can go with the king.' For as you know I am crippled.

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2Sa 19:27 - Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best.

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2Sa 19:28 - All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?”

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2Sa 19:29 - “You've said enough,” David replied. “I've decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.”

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2Sa 19:33 - “Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.”

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2Sa 19:35 - I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.

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2Sa 19:36 - Just to go across the Jordan River with the king is all the honor I need!

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2Sa 19:37 - Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.”

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2Sa 19:38 - “Good,” the king agreed. “Kimham will go with me, and I will help him in any way you would like. And I will do for you anything you want.”

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2Sa 20:1 - There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram's horn and began to chant:
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Come on, you men of Israel,
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2Sa 20:6 - Then David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us more than Absalom did. Quick, take my troops and chase after him before he gets into a fortified town where we can't reach him.”

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2Sa 20:17 - As he approached, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?”
“I am,” he replied.
So she said, “Listen carefully to your servant.”
“I'm listening,” he said.

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2Sa 22:36 - You have given me your shield of victory;
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2Sa 22:50 - For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations;
I will sing praises to your name.

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2Sa 24:3 - But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?”

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2Sa 24:10 - But after he had taken the census, David's conscience began to bother him. And he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, LORD, for doing this foolish thing.”

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2Sa 24:13 - So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three[fn] years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”

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2Sa 24:16 - But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”

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2Sa 24:23 - I will give it all to you, Your Majesty, and may the LORD your God accept your sacrifice.”

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1Ki 1:12 - If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice.

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1Ki 1:13 - Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn't you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?'

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1Ki 1:14 - And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said.”

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1Ki 1:17 - She replied, “My lord, you made a vow before the LORD your God when you said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne.'

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1Ki 1:19 - He has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king's sons to attend the celebration. He also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.

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1Ki 1:26 - But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or your servant Solomon.

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1Ki 1:27 - Has my lord the king really done this without letting any of his officials know who should be the next king?”

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1Ki 1:30 - your son Solomon will be the next king and will sit on my throne this very day, just as I vowed to you before the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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1Ki 1:47 - And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon's fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon's reign be even greater than yours!' Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed,

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1Ki 1:53 - So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.”

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1Ki 2:3 - Observe the requirements of the LORD your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.

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1Ki 2:4 - If you do this, then the LORD will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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1Ki 2:6 - Do with him what you think best, but don't let him grow old and go to his grave in peace.[fn]

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1Ki 2:7 - “Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

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1Ki 2:13 - One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. “Have you come with peaceful intentions?” she asked him.
“Yes,” he said, “I come in peace.

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1Ki 2:16 - So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down.”
“What is it?” she asked.

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1Ki 2:20 - “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “I hope you won't turn me down.”
“What is it, my mother?” he asked. “You know I won't refuse you.”

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1Ki 2:21 - “Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem,” she replied.

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1Ki 2:26 - Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not kill you now, because you carried the Ark of the Sovereign LORD for David my father and you shared all his hardships.”

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1Ki 2:29 - When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.

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1Ki 2:37 - On the day you so much as cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; and your blood will be on your own head.”

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1Ki 2:38 - Shimei replied, “Your sentence is fair; I will do whatever my lord the king commands.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.

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1Ki 2:39 - But three years later two of Shimei's slaves ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. When Shimei learned where they were,

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1Ki 2:44 - The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the LORD now bring that evil on your own head.

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1Ki 3:6 - Solomon replied, “You showed faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued your faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.

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1Ki 3:7 - “Now, O LORD my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around.

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1Ki 3:8 - And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!

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1Ki 3:9 - Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”

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1Ki 3:11 - So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies—

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1Ki 3:12 - I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!

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1Ki 3:14 - And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”

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1Ki 3:22 - Then the other woman interrupted, “It certainly was your son, and the living child is mine.”
“No,” the first woman said, “the living child is mine, and the dead one is yours.” And so they argued back and forth before the king.

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1Ki 3:23 - Then the king said, “Let's get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead one belongs to the other.

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1Ki 5:5 - So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the LORD told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.'

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1Ki 5:6 - “Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!”

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1Ki 5:8 - Then he sent this reply to Solomon: “I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need.

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1Ki 8:18 - But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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1Ki 8:19 - but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.'

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1Ki 8:23 - and he prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

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1Ki 8:24 - You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.

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1Ki 8:25 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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1Ki 8:26 - Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.

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1Ki 8:27 - “But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

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1Ki 8:28 - Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today.

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1Ki 8:29 - May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, ‘My name will be there.' May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.

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1Ki 8:30 - May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive.

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1Ki 8:31 - “If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar in this Temple,

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1Ki 8:32 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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1Ki 8:33 - “If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn to you and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple,

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1Ki 8:34 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave their ancestors.

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1Ki 8:35 - “If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them,

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1Ki 8:36 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession.

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1Ki 8:39 - then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.

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1Ki 8:41 - “In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name,

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1Ki 8:43 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.

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1Ki 8:44 - “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the LORD by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name,

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1Ki 8:47 - But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.'

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1Ki 8:48 - If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name—

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1Ki 8:49 - then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause.

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1Ki 8:51 - for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.

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1Ki 8:52 - “May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you.

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1Ki 8:53 - For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign LORD, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.”

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1Ki 8:59 - And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the LORD be before him constantly, day and night, so that the LORD our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day's needs.

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1Ki 9:3 - The LORD said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.

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1Ki 9:4 - “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,

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1Ki 9:5 - then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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1Ki 10:6 - She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements[fn] and wisdom is true!

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1Ki 10:8 - How happy your people[fn] must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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1Ki 10:9 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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1Ki 11:11 - So now the LORD said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.

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1Ki 11:12 - But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

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1Ki 11:13 - And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.”

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1Ki 11:22 - “Why?” Pharaoh asked him. “What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?”
“Nothing,” he replied. “But even so, please let me return home.”

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1Ki 11:37 - And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.

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1Ki 12:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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1Ki 12:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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1Ki 12:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!

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1Ki 12:16 - When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home.

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1Ki 12:28 - So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people,[fn] “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!”

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1Ki 13:6 - The king cried out to the man of God, “Please ask the LORD your God to restore my hand again!” So the man of God prayed to the LORD, and the king's hand was restored and he could move it again.

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1Ki 13:8 - But the man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place.

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1Ki 13:18 - But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.'” But the old man was lying to him.

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1Ki 13:21 - He cried out to the man of God from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: You have defied the word of the LORD and have disobeyed the command the LORD your God gave you.

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1Ki 13:22 - You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this, your body will not be buried in the grave of your ancestors.”

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1Ki 15:19 - “Let there be a treaty[fn] between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”

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1Ki 16:3 - So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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1Ki 16:28 - When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.

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1Ki 17:11 - As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.”

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1Ki 17:12 - But she said, “I swear by the LORD your God that I don't have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”

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1Ki 17:13 - But Elijah said to her, “Don't be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you've said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what's left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.

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1Ki 17:19 - But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child's body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed.

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1Ki 17:23 - Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your son is alive!”

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1Ki 17:24 - Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you.”

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1Ki 18:8 - “Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.'”

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1Ki 18:9 - “Oh, sir,” Obadiah protested, “what harm have I done to you that you are sending me to my death at the hands of Ahab?

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1Ki 18:10 - For I swear by the LORD your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn't here,' King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim.

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1Ki 18:11 - And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”'

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1Ki 18:14 - And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”' Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me.”

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1Ki 18:18 - “I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the LORD and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.

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1Ki 18:31 - He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,[fn]

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1Ki 18:36 - At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,[fn] prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.

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1Ki 18:44 - Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man's hand rising from the sea.”
Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don't hurry, the rain will stop you!'”

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1Ki 19:2 - So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”

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1Ki 19:10 - Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

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1Ki 19:14 - He replied again, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

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1Ki 19:15 - Then the LORD told him, “Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram.

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1Ki 19:20 - Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”

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1Ki 20:3 - ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!'”

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1Ki 20:5 - Soon Ben-hadad's messengers returned again and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children.

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1Ki 20:6 - But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your people. They will take away everything you consider valuable!'”

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1Ki 20:9 - So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, “Say this to my lord the king: ‘I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.'” So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response.

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1Ki 20:32 - So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!'”
The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!”

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1Ki 20:33 - The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. “Yes,” they said, “your brother Ben-hadad!”
“Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot.

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1Ki 20:34 - Ben-hadad told him, “I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.”
Then Ahab said, “I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free.

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1Ki 20:39 - As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds[fn] of silver!'

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1Ki 20:40 - But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!”
“Well, it's your own fault,” the king replied. “You have brought the judgment on yourself.”

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1Ki 20:42 - The prophet said to him, “This is what the LORD says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed,[fn] now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.”

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1Ki 21:2 - One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”

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1Ki 21:5 - “What's the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What's made you so upset that you're not eating?”

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1Ki 21:6 - “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.

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1Ki 21:19 - Give him this message: ‘This is what the LORD says: Wasn't it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!'”

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1Ki 21:21 - So now the LORD says, ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel!

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1Ki 21:22 - I am going to destroy your family as I did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made me very angry and have led Israel into sin.'

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1Ki 22:4 - Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.”

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1Ki 22:12 - All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the LORD will give the king victory!”

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1Ki 22:13 - Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

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1Ki 22:23 - “So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom.”

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1Ki 22:34 - An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses[fn] and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I'm badly wounded!”

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2Ki 1:10 - But Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all.

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2Ki 1:12 - Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” And again the fire of God fell from heaven and killed them all.

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2Ki 1:13 - Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants.

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2Ki 1:14 - See how the fire from heaven came down and destroyed the first two groups. But now please spare my life!”

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2Ki 2:2 - And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel.”
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!” So they went down together to Bethel.

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2Ki 2:3 - The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?”
“Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.”

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2Ki 2:4 - Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Jericho.”
But Elisha replied again, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together to Jericho.

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2Ki 2:5 - Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?”
“Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.”

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2Ki 2:6 - Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to the Jordan River.”
But again Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together.

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2Ki 2:9 - When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.”
And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.”

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2Ki 2:16 - “Sir,” they said, “just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has left him on some mountain or in some valley.”
“No,” Elisha said, “don't send them.”

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2Ki 3:7 - On the way, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you join me in battle against him?”
And Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.”

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2Ki 3:13 - “Why are you coming to me?”[fn] Elisha asked the king of Israel. “Go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother!”
But King Joram of Israel said, “No! For it was the LORD who called us three kings here—only to be defeated by the king of Moab!”

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2Ki 4:1 - One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”

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2Ki 4:2 - “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?”
“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied.

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2Ki 4:3 - And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.

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2Ki 4:4 - Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”

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2Ki 4:7 - When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”

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2Ki 4:16 - “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!”
“No, my lord!” she cried. “O man of God, don't deceive me and get my hopes up like that.”

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2Ki 4:26 - Run out to meet her and ask her, ‘Is everything all right with you, your husband, and your child?'”
“Yes,” the woman told Gehazi, “everything is fine.”

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2Ki 4:29 - Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel[fn]; take my staff and go! Don't talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child's face.”

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2Ki 4:30 - But the boy's mother said, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I won't go home unless you go with me.” So Elisha returned with her.

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2Ki 4:36 - Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. “Call the child's mother!” he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”

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2Ki 5:8 - But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dismay, he sent this message to him: “Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel.”

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2Ki 5:15 - Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

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2Ki 5:17 - Then Naaman said, “All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the LORD.

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2Ki 5:18 - However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the LORD pardon me when I bow, too.”

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2Ki 5:25 - When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”
“I haven't been anywhere,” he replied.

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2Ki 5:27 - Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman's leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.

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2Ki 6:1 - One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small.

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2Ki 6:3 - “Please come with us,” someone suggested.
“I will,” he said.

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2Ki 6:12 - “It's not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!”

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2Ki 6:22 - “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.”

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2Ki 6:28 - But then the king asked, “What is the matter?”
She replied, “This woman said to me: ‘Come on, let's eat your son today, then we will eat my son tomorrow.'

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2Ki 6:29 - So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said to her, ‘Kill your son so we can eat him,' but she has hidden her son.”

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2Ki 7:2 - The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, “That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!”
But Elisha replied, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!”

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2Ki 7:19 - The king's officer had replied, “That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!” And the man of God had said, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!”

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2Ki 8:1 - Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.”

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2Ki 8:8 - the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift to the man of God. Then tell him to ask the LORD, ‘Will I recover from this illness?'”

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2Ki 8:9 - So Hazael loaded down forty camels with the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He went to him and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?'”

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2Ki 8:13 - Hazael responded, “How could a nobody like me[fn] ever accomplish such great things?”
Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram.”

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2Ki 9:1 - Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,”[fn] he told him, “and take this flask of olive oil with you. Go to Ramoth-gilead,

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2Ki 9:7 - You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prophets and all the LORD's servants who were killed by Jezebel.

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2Ki 9:22 - King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?”
Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”

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2Ki 10:5 - So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king's sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”

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2Ki 10:15 - When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?”
“Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied.
“If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.

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2Ki 13:16 - Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king's hands.

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2Ki 14:9 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

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2Ki 14:10 - “You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are very proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”

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2Ki 16:7 - King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant and your vassal.[fn] Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel.”

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2Ki 18:26 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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2Ki 18:27 - But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.”

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2Ki 19:4 - But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff,[fn] sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”

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2Ki 19:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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2Ki 19:16 - Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib's words of defiance against the living God.

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2Ki 19:22 - “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing?
Against whom did you raise your voice?
At whom did you look with such haughty eyes?
It was the Holy One of Israel!

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2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.

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2Ki 19:27 - “But I know you well—
where you stay
and when you come and go.
I know the way you have raged against me.

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2Ki 19:28 - And because of your raging against me
and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth.
I will make you return
by the same road on which you came.”

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2Ki 20:1 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the LORD says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.”

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2Ki 20:3 - “Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.

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2Ki 20:5 - “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the LORD.

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2Ki 20:6 - I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.'”

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2Ki 20:15 - “What did they see in your palace?” Isaiah asked.
“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.”

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2Ki 20:17 - The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.

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2Ki 20:18 - Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon's king.”

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2Ki 22:9 - Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the LORD to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.”

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2Ki 22:19 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.

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2Ki 22:20 - So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.'”
So they took her message back to the king.

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1Ch 4:10 - He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.

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1Ch 10:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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1Ch 11:1 - Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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1Ch 12:18 - Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, David!
We are on your side, son of Jesse.
Peace and prosperity be with you,
and success to all who help you,
for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops.

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1Ch 14:10 - So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.”

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1Ch 14:15 - When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.”

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1Ch 16:35 - Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation!
Gather and rescue us from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.”

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1Ch 17:2 - Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”

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1Ch 17:8 - I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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1Ch 17:10 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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1Ch 17:11 - For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

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1Ch 17:13 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.

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1Ch 17:17 - And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great,[fn] O LORD God!

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1Ch 17:18 - “What more can I say to you about the way you have honored me? You know what your servant is really like.

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1Ch 17:19 - For the sake of your servant, O LORD, and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known.

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1Ch 17:21 - What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations that stood in their way.

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1Ch 17:22 - You chose Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.

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1Ch 17:23 - “And now, O LORD, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever.

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1Ch 17:24 - And may your name be established and honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, is Israel's God!' And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever.

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1Ch 17:25 - “O my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him—a dynasty of kings!

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1Ch 17:26 - For you are God, O LORD. And you have promised these good things to your servant.

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1Ch 17:27 - And now, it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, so that it will continue forever before you. For when you grant a blessing, O LORD, it is an eternal blessing!”

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1Ch 19:3 - the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!”

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1Ch 21:8 - Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.”

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1Ch 21:12 - You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the LORD brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”

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1Ch 21:15 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah[fn] the Jebusite.

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1Ch 21:17 - And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.”

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1Ch 21:22 - David said to Araunah, “Let me buy this threshing floor from you at its full price. Then I will build an altar to the LORD there, so that he will stop the plague.”

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1Ch 22:11 - “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you and give you success as you follow his directions in building the Temple of the LORD your God.

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1Ch 22:12 - And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel.

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1Ch 28:6 - He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.

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1Ch 28:9 - “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

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1Ch 28:21 - The various divisions of priests and Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command.”

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1Ch 29:11 - Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.

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1Ch 29:12 - Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.

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1Ch 29:13 - “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!

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1Ch 29:15 - We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

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1Ch 29:16 - “O LORD our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you!

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1Ch 29:17 - I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

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1Ch 29:18 - “O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes.

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1Ch 29:19 - Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”

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2Ch 1:9 - O LORD God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth!

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2Ch 1:10 - Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead them properly,[fn] for who could possibly govern this great people of yours?”

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2Ch 1:11 - God said to Solomon, “Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame, or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people—

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2Ch 1:12 - I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”

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2Ch 2:8 - “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood[fn] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them.

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2Ch 2:10 - In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley,[fn] 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.[fn]”

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2Ch 2:14 - His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.

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2Ch 2:16 - We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”

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2Ch 6:2 - Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”

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2Ch 6:8 - But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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2Ch 6:9 - but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.'

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2Ch 6:14 - He prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

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2Ch 6:15 - You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.

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2Ch 6:16 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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2Ch 6:17 - Now, O LORD, God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David.

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2Ch 6:19 - Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you.

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2Ch 6:20 - May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.

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2Ch 6:21 - May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive.

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2Ch 6:23 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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2Ch 6:24 - “If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn back and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple,

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2Ch 6:25 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave to them and to their ancestors.

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2Ch 6:26 - “If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them,

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2Ch 6:27 - then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession.

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2Ch 6:29 - and if your people Israel pray about their troubles or sorrow, raising their hands toward this Temple,

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2Ch 6:30 - then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.

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2Ch 6:31 - Then they will fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.

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2Ch 6:32 - “In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands when they hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple,

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2Ch 6:33 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.

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2Ch 6:34 - “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to you by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name,

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2Ch 6:37 - But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.'

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2Ch 6:38 - If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their captivity and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name—

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2Ch 6:39 - then hear their prayers and their petitions from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.

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2Ch 6:40 - “O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.

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2Ch 6:41 - “And now arise, O LORD God, and enter your resting place, along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. May your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation; may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness.

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2Ch 6:42 - O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed. Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”

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2Ch 7:12 - Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices.

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2Ch 7:17 - “As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,

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2Ch 7:18 - then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.'

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2Ch 9:5 - She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements[fn] and wisdom is true!

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2Ch 9:6 - I didn't believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told.

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2Ch 9:7 - How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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2Ch 9:8 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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2Ch 10:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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2Ch 10:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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2Ch 10:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!

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2Ch 10:16 - When all Israel realized[fn] that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So all the people of Israel returned home.

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2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!”

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2Ch 16:3 - “Let there be a treaty[fn] between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”

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2Ch 16:7 - At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.

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2Ch 16:8 - Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[fn] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[fn] At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you.

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2Ch 18:3 - “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one, and my troops are your troops. We will certainly join you in battle.”

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2Ch 18:12 - Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

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2Ch 18:22 - “So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom.”

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2Ch 18:33 - An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses[fn] and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I'm badly wounded!”

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2Ch 19:3 - Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”

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2Ch 20:6 - He prayed, “O LORD, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you!

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2Ch 20:7 - O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?

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2Ch 20:8 - Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name.

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2Ch 20:9 - They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war,[fn] plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.'

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2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.[fn]

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2Ch 21:12 - Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: “This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah.

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2Ch 21:13 - Instead, you have been as evil as the kings of Israel. You have led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship idols, just as King Ahab did in Israel. And you have even killed your own brothers, men who were better than you.

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2Ch 21:14 - So now the LORD is about to strike you, your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a heavy blow.

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2Ch 21:15 - You yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels come out.”

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2Ch 25:15 - This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

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2Ch 25:18 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

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2Ch 25:19 - “You are saying, ‘I have defeated Edom,' and you are very proud of it. But my advice is to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”

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2Ch 34:16 - Shaphan took the scroll to the king and reported, “Your officials are doing everything they were assigned to do.

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2Ch 34:27 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.

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2Ch 34:28 - So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.'”
So they took her message back to the king.

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Ezr 4:11 - This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.

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Ezr 4:15 - We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors' records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.

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Ezr 7:14 - I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God's law, which is in your hand.

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Ezr 7:18 - Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God.

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Ezr 7:20 - If you need anything else for your God's Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury.

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Ezr 7:25 - “And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God's laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it.

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Ezr 9:10 - “And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!

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Ezr 9:11 - Your servants the prophets warned us when they said, ‘The land you are entering to possess is totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption.

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Ezr 9:14 - But even so, we are again breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these detestable things. Won't your anger be enough to destroy us, so that even this little remnant no longer survives?

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Ezr 9:15 - O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence.”

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Ezr 10:12 - Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, “Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!”

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Neh 1:6 - listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!

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Neh 1:7 - We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses.

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Neh 1:8 - “Please remember what you told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations.

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Neh 1:10 - “The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants.

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Neh 1:11 - O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me.[fn] Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king's cup-bearer.

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Neh 2:2 - So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You don't look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled.”
Then I was terrified,

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Neh 2:5 - I replied, “If it please the king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.”

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Neh 2:6 - The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, “How long will you be gone? When will you return?” After I told him how long I would be gone, the king agreed to my request.

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Neh 6:8 - I replied, “There is no truth in any part of your story. You are making up the whole thing.”

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Neh 9:5 - Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the LORD your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

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Neh 9:8 - When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.

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Neh 9:14 - You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.

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Neh 9:15 - “You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.

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Neh 9:16 - “But our ancestors were proud and stubborn, and they paid no attention to your commands.

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Neh 9:17 - They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt! But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,

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Neh 9:19 - “But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.

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Neh 9:20 - You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.

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Neh 9:25 - Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.

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Neh 9:26 - “But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.

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Neh 9:27 - So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies.

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Neh 9:28 - “But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times!

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Neh 9:29 - “You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.

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Neh 9:30 - In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn't listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.

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Neh 9:31 - But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!

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Neh 9:32 - “And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors—all of your people—from the days when the kings of Assyria first triumphed over us until now.

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Neh 9:34 - Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws.

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Neh 9:35 - Even while they had their own kingdom, they did not serve you, though you showered your goodness on them. You gave them a large, fertile land, but they refused to turn from their wickedness.

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Neh 13:22 - Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath. Remember this good deed also, O my God! Have compassion on me according to your great and unfailing love.

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Est 3:8 - Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king's interest to let them live.

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Est 4:8 - Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.

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Est 4:14 - If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

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Est 5:1 - On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.

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Est 5:2 - When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

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Est 6:10 - “Excellent!” the king said to Haman. “Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Leave out nothing you have suggested!”

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Est 7:2 - On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Est 8:5 - Esther said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king's provinces should be destroyed.

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Job 1:8 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”

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Job 1:11 - But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Job 1:12 - “All right, you may test him,” the LORD said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically.” So Satan left the LORD's presence.

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Job 1:18 - While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother's home.

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Job 1:19 - Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

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Job 2:5 - But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Job 2:9 - His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”

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Job 4:2 - “Will you be patient and let me say a word?
For who could keep from speaking out?

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Job 4:5 - But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.
You are terrified when it touches you.

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Job 4:6 - Doesn't your reverence for God give you confidence?
Doesn't your life of integrity give you hope?

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Job 4:12 - “This truth was given to me in secret,
as though whispered in my ear.

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Job 5:19 - From six disasters he will rescue you;
even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

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Job 5:24 - You will know that your home is safe.
When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.

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Job 5:25 - You will have many children;
your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!

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Job 7:8 - You see me now, but not for long.
You will look for me, but I will be gone.

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Job 7:20 - If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of all humanity?
Why make me your target?
Am I a burden to you?

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Job 8:2 - “How long will you go on like this?
You sound like a blustering wind.

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Job 8:4 - Your children must have sinned against him,
so their punishment was well deserved.

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Job 8:6 - and if you are pure and live with integrity,
he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.

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Job 8:7 - And though you started with little,
you will end with much.

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Job 10:3 - What do you gain by oppressing me?
Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands,
while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?

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Job 10:5 - Is your lifetime only as long as ours?
Is your life so short

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Job 10:7 - Although you know I am not guilty,
no one can rescue me from your hands.

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Job 10:8 - “‘You formed me with your hands; you made me,
yet now you completely destroy me.

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Job 10:12 - You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love.
My life was preserved by your care.

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Job 11:13 - “If only you would prepare your heart
and lift up your hands to him in prayer!

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Job 11:14 - Get rid of your sins,
and leave all iniquity behind you.

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Job 11:15 - Then your face will brighten with innocence.
You will be strong and free of fear.

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Job 11:17 - Your life will be brighter than the noonday.
Even darkness will be as bright as morning.

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Job 11:19 - You will lie down unafraid,
and many will look to you for help.

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Job 13:20 - “O God, grant me these two things,
and then I will be able to face you.

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Job 13:21 - Remove your heavy hand from me,
and don't terrify me with your awesome presence.

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Job 14:3 - Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature
and demand an accounting from me?

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Job 14:13 - “I wish you would hide me in the grave[fn]
and forget me there until your anger has passed.
But mark your calendar to think of me again!

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Job 14:15 - You would call and I would answer,
and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.

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Job 15:5 - Your sins are telling your mouth what to say.
Your words are based on clever deception.

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Job 15:6 - Your own mouth condemns you, not I.
Your own lips testify against you.

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Job 15:10 - On our side are aged, gray-haired men
much older than your father!

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Job 15:12 - What has taken away your reason?
What has weakened your vision,[fn]

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Job 18:3 - Do you think we are mere animals?
Do you think we are stupid?

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Job 21:14 - And yet they say to God, ‘Go away.
We want no part of you and your ways.

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Job 22:3 - Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous?
Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?

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Job 22:4 - Is it because you're so pious that he accuses you
and brings judgment against you?

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Job 22:6 - “For example, you must have lent money to your friend
and demanded clothing as security.
Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

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Job 22:21 - “Submit to God, and you will have peace;
then things will go well for you.

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Job 22:22 - Listen to his instructions,
and store them in your heart.

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Job 22:23 - If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—
so clean up your life.

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Job 22:25 - the Almighty himself will be your treasure.
He will be your precious silver!

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Job 22:27 - You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows to him.

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Job 22:28 - You will succeed in whatever you choose to do,
and light will shine on the road ahead of you.

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Job 22:30 - Even sinners will be rescued;
they will be rescued because your hands are pure.”

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Job 33:8 - “You have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard your very words.

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Job 35:4 - “I will answer you
and all your friends, too.

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Job 35:7 - If you are good, is this some great gift to him?
What could you possibly give him?

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Job 35:8 - No, your sins affect only people like yourself,
and your good deeds also affect only humans.

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Job 36:16 - “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.

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Job 36:28 - The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.

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Job 38:3 - Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.

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Job 38:11 - I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.
Here your proud waves must stop!'

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Job 38:21 - But of course you know all this!
For you were born before it was all created,
and you are so very experienced!

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Job 38:34 - “Can you shout to the clouds
and make it rain?

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Job 39:9 - “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed?
Will it spend the night in your stall?

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Job 39:10 - Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?
Will it plow a field for you?

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Job 39:11 - Given its strength, can you trust it?
Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work?

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Job 39:12 - Can you rely on it to bring home your grain
and deliver it to your threshing floor?

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Job 40:7 - “Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.

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Job 40:14 - Then even I would praise you,
for your own strength would save you.

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Job 42:5 - I had only heard about you before,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

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Job 42:7 - After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.

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Psa 2:8 - Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
the whole earth as your possession.

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Psa 3:8 - Victory comes from you, O LORD.
May you bless your people.
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Psa 4:6 - Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”
Let your face smile on us, LORD.

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Psa 5:5 - Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence,
for you hate all who do evil.

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Psa 5:7 - Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house;
I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.

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Psa 5:8 - Lead me in the right path, O LORD,
or my enemies will conquer me.
Make your way plain for me to follow.

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Psa 5:11 - But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
that all who love your name may be filled with joy.

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Psa 6:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument.[fn]

O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your rage.

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Psa 6:4 - Return, O LORD, and rescue me.
Save me because of your unfailing love.

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Psa 6:5 - For the dead do not remember you.
Who can praise you from the grave?[fn]

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Psa 7:6 - Arise, O LORD, in anger!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!

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Psa 8:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.[fn]

O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!
Your glory is higher than the heavens.

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Psa 8:2 - You have taught children and infants
to tell of your strength,[fn]
silencing your enemies
and all who oppose you.

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Psa 8:3 - When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—

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Psa 8:6 - You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority—

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Psa 8:9 - O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!

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Psa 9:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Death of the Son.”

I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.

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Psa 9:2 - I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

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Psa 9:3 - My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.

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Psa 9:10 - Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

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Psa 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Psa 9:19 - Arise, O LORD!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!

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Psa 10:5 - Yet they succeed in everything they do.
They do not see your punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their enemies.

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Psa 10:12 - Arise, O LORD!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!

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Psa 10:14 - But you see the trouble and grief they cause.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.

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Psa 10:17 - LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless.
Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.

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Psa 12:8 - even though the wicked strut about,
and evil is praised throughout the land.

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Psa 13:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever?
How long will you look the other way?

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Psa 13:5 - But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

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Psa 15:1 - A psalm of David.

Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD?
Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?

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Psa 16:10 - For you will not leave my soul among the dead[fn]
or allow your holy one[fn] to rot in the grave.

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Psa 16:11 - You will show me the way of life,
granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with you forever.[fn]

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Psa 17:2 - Declare me innocent,
for you see those who do right.

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Psa 17:4 - I have followed your commands,
which keep me from following cruel and evil people.

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Psa 17:5 - My steps have stayed on your path;
I have not wavered from following you.

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Psa 17:6 - I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God.
Bend down and listen as I pray.

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Psa 17:7 - Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways.
By your mighty power you rescue
those who seek refuge from their enemies.

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Psa 17:8 - Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[fn]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

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Psa 17:13 - Arise, O LORD!
Stand against them, and bring them to their knees!
Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!

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Psa 17:14 - By the power of your hand, O LORD,
destroy those who look to this world for their reward.
But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones.
May their children have plenty,
leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

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Psa 17:15 - Because I am righteous, I will see you.
When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

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Psa 18:15 - Then at your command, O LORD,
at the blast of your breath,
the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.

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Psa 18:35 - You have given me your shield of victory.
Your right hand supports me;
your help has made me great.

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Psa 18:49 - For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations;
I will sing praises to your name.

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Psa 19:11 - They are a warning to your servant,
a great reward for those who obey them.

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Psa 19:13 - Keep your servant from deliberate sins!
Don't let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
and innocent of great sin.

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Psa 19:14 - May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

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Psa 20:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Psa 20:2 - May he send you help from his sanctuary
and strengthen you from Jerusalem.[fn]

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Psa 20:3 - May he remember all your gifts
and look favorably on your burnt offerings.
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Psa 20:4 - May he grant your heart's desires
and make all your plans succeed.

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Psa 20:5 - May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the LORD answer all your prayers.

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Psa 20:9 - Give victory to our king, O LORD!
Answer our cry for help.

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Psa 21:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD!
He shouts with joy because you give him victory.

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Psa 21:5 - Your victory brings him great honor,
and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty.

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Psa 21:6 - You have endowed him with eternal blessings
and given him the joy of your presence.

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Psa 21:8 - You will capture all your enemies.
Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.

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Psa 21:9 - You will throw them in a flaming furnace
when you appear.
The LORD will consume them in his anger;
fire will devour them.

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Psa 21:12 - For they will turn and run
when they see your arrows aimed at them.

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Psa 21:13 - Rise up, O LORD, in all your power.
With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts.

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Psa 22:22 - I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters.[fn]
I will praise you among your assembled people.

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Psa 22:27 - The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow down before him.

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Psa 23:4 - Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,[fn]
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.

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Psa 23:5 - You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.

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Psa 23:6 - Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the LORD
forever.

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Psa 25:4 - Show me the right path, O LORD;
point out the road for me to follow.

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Psa 25:5 - Lead me by your truth and teach me,
for you are the God who saves me.
All day long I put my hope in you.

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Psa 25:6 - Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.

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Psa 25:7 - Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
Remember me in the light of your unfailing love,
for you are merciful, O LORD.

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Psa 25:11 - For the honor of your name, O LORD,
forgive my many, many sins.

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Psa 26:3 - For I am always aware of your unfailing love,
and I have lived according to your truth.

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Psa 26:6 - I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, O LORD,

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Psa 26:7 - singing a song of thanksgiving
and telling of all your wonders.

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Psa 26:8 - I love your sanctuary, LORD,
the place where your glorious presence dwells.

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Psa 27:8 - My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”

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Psa 27:9 - Do not turn your back on me.
Do not reject your servant in anger.
You have always been my helper.
Don't leave me now; don't abandon me,
O God of my salvation!

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Psa 27:11 - Teach me how to live, O LORD.
Lead me along the right path,
for my enemies are waiting for me.

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Psa 27:14 - Wait patiently for the LORD.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.

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Psa 28:2 - Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

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Psa 28:9 - Save your people!
Bless Israel, your special possession.[fn]
Lead them like a shepherd,
and carry them in your arms forever.

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Psa 30:7 - Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

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Psa 30:9 - “What will you gain if I die,
if I sink into the grave?
Can my dust praise you?
Can it tell of your faithfulness?

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Psa 31:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O LORD, I have come to you for protection;
don't let me be disgraced.
Save me, for you do what is right.

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Psa 31:2 - Turn your ear to listen to me;
rescue me quickly.
Be my rock of protection,
a fortress where I will be safe.

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Psa 31:3 - You are my rock and my fortress.
For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.

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Psa 31:5 - I entrust my spirit into your hand.
Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.

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Psa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
for you have seen my troubles,
and you care about the anguish of my soul.

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Psa 31:15 - My future is in your hands.
Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.

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Psa 31:16 - Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me.

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Psa 31:19 - How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.

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Psa 31:20 - You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
safe from those who conspire against them.
You shelter them in your presence,
far from accusing tongues.

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Psa 31:22 - In panic I cried out,
“I am cut off from the LORD!”
But you heard my cry for mercy
and answered my call for help.

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Psa 32:4 - Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
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Psa 33:22 - Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD,
for our hope is in you alone.

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Psa 34:13 - Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!

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Psa 35:3 - Lift up your spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Let me hear you say,
“I will give you victory!”

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Psa 35:24 - Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice.
Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.

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Psa 35:28 - Then I will proclaim your justice,
and I will praise you all day long.

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Psa 36:5 - Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

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Psa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.

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Psa 36:7 - How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.

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Psa 36:8 - You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.

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Psa 36:9 - For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.

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Psa 36:10 - Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;
give justice to those with honest hearts.

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Psa 37:4 - Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart's desires.

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Psa 37:5 - Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust him, and he will help you.

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Psa 37:6 - He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

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Psa 38:1 - A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.

O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your rage!

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Psa 38:2 - Your arrows have struck deep,
and your blows are crushing me.

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Psa 38:3 - Because of your anger, my whole body is sick;
my health is broken because of my sins.

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Psa 38:9 - You know what I long for, Lord;
you hear my every sigh.

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Psa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
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Psa 39:10 - But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.

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Psa 40:5 - O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us.
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
You have no equal.
If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
I would never come to the end of them.

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Psa 40:8 - I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.”

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Psa 40:10 - I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart;
I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power.
I have told everyone in the great assembly
of your unfailing love and faithfulness.

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Psa 40:11 - LORD, don't hold back your tender mercies from me.
Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.

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Psa 40:16 - But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!”

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Psa 41:12 - You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
you have brought me into your presence forever.

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Psa 42:3 - Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”

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Psa 42:6 - my God!
Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you—
even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.

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Psa 42:7 - I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.

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Psa 42:10 - Their taunts break my bones.
They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

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Psa 43:3 - Send out your light and your truth;
let them guide me.
Let them lead me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you live.

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Psa 44:2 - You drove out the pagan nations by your power
and gave all the land to our ancestors.
You crushed their enemies
and set our ancestors free.

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Psa 44:3 - They did not conquer the land with their swords;
it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory.
It was your right hand and strong arm
and the blinding light from your face that helped them,
for you loved them.

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Psa 44:5 - Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
only in your name can we trample our foes.

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Psa 44:8 - O God, we give glory to you all day long
and constantly praise your name.
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Psa 44:12 - You sold your precious people for a pittance,
making nothing on the sale.

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Psa 44:17 - All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.
We have not violated your covenant.

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Psa 44:18 - Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.

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Psa 44:24 - Why do you look the other way?
Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?

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Psa 44:26 - Rise up! Help us!
Ransom us because of your unfailing love.

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Psa 45:2 - You are the most handsome of all.
Gracious words stream from your lips.
God himself has blessed you forever.

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Psa 45:3 - Put on your sword, O mighty warrior!
You are so glorious, so majestic!

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Psa 45:4 - In your majesty, ride out to victory,
defending truth, humility, and justice.
Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds!

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Psa 45:5 - Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies' hearts.
The nations fall beneath your feet.

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Psa 45:6 - Your throne, O God,[fn] endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.

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Psa 45:7 - You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.

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Psa 45:8 - Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes.
In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.

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Psa 45:9 - Kings' daughters are among your noble women.
At your right side stands the queen,
wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!

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Psa 45:10 - Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say.
Forget your people and your family far away.

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Psa 45:11 - For your royal husband delights in your beauty;
honor him, for he is your lord.

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Psa 45:12 - The princess of Tyre[fn] will shower you with gifts.
The wealthy will beg your favor.

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Psa 45:16 - Your sons will become kings like their father.
You will make them rulers over many lands.

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Psa 45:17 - I will bring honor to your name in every generation.
Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and ever.

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Psa 48:9 - O God, we meditate on your unfailing love
as we worship in your Temple.

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Psa 48:10 - As your name deserves, O God,
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.

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Psa 48:11 - Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.
Let all the towns of Judah be glad
because of your justice.

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Psa 50:8 - I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.

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Psa 50:9 - But I do not need the bulls from your barns
or the goats from your pens.

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Psa 50:14 - Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.

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Psa 50:16 - But God says to the wicked:
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?

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Psa 50:18 - When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.

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Psa 50:19 - Your mouth is filled with wickedness,
and your tongue is full of lies.

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Psa 50:20 - You sit around and slander your brother—
your own mother's son.

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Psa 50:21 - While you did all this, I remained silent,
and you thought I didn't care.
But now I will rebuke you,
listing all my charges against you.

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Psa 51:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.

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Psa 51:4 - Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.[fn]

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Psa 51:6 - But you desire honesty from the womb,[fn]
teaching me wisdom even there.

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Psa 51:9 - Don't keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.

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Psa 51:11 - Do not banish me from your presence,
and don't take your Holy Spirit[fn] from me.

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Psa 51:12 - Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.

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Psa 51:13 - Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.

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Psa 51:14 - Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;
then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.

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Psa 51:15 - Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.

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Psa 51:18 - Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

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Psa 51:19 - Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—
with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

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Psa 52:2 - All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you're an expert at telling lies.

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Psa 52:5 - But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living.
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Psa 52:9 - I will praise you forever, O God,
for what you have done.
I will trust in your good name
in the presence of your faithful people.

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Psa 54:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “We know where David is hiding.” To be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Come with great power, O God, and rescue me!
Defend me with your might.

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Psa 54:5 - May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them.
Do as you promised and put an end to them.

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Psa 54:6 - I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you;
I will praise your name, O LORD,
for it is good.

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Psa 55:22 - Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.

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Psa 56:8 - You keep track of all my sorrows.[fn]
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.

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Psa 57:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.

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Psa 57:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens!
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Psa 57:10 - For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

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Psa 57:11 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Psa 59:11 - Don't kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.

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Psa 59:16 - But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.

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Psa 60:3 - You have been very hard on us,
making us drink wine that sent us reeling.

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Psa 60:5 - Now rescue your beloved people.
Answer and save us by your power.

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Psa 61:4 - Let me live forever in your sanctuary,
safe beneath the shelter of your wings!
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Psa 61:5 - For you have heard my vows, O God.
You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name.

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Psa 61:8 - Then I will sing praises to your name forever
as I fulfill my vows each day.

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Psa 63:2 - I have seen you in your sanctuary
and gazed upon your power and glory.

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Psa 63:3 - Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!

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Psa 63:4 - I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.

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Psa 63:6 - I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.

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Psa 63:7 - Because you are my helper,
I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.

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Psa 63:8 - I cling to you;
your strong right hand holds me securely.

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Psa 65:4 - What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.

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Psa 65:8 - Those who live at the ends of the earth
stand in awe of your wonders.
From where the sun rises to where it sets,
you inspire shouts of joy.

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Psa 65:9 - You take care of the earth and water it,
making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
for you have ordered it so.

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Psa 65:11 - You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.

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Psa 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.

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Psa 66:4 - Everything on earth will worship you;
they will sing your praises,
shouting your name in glorious songs.”
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Psa 66:13 - Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
to fulfill the vows I made to you—

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Psa 67:2 - May your ways be known throughout the earth,
your saving power among people everywhere.

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Psa 68:7 - O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
when you marched through the dry wasteland,
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Psa 68:9 - You sent abundant rain, O God,
to refresh the weary land.

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Psa 68:10 - There your people finally settled,
and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
you provided for your needy people.

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Psa 68:23 - You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood,
and even your dogs will get their share!”

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Psa 68:24 - Your procession has come into view, O God—
the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.

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Psa 68:28 - Summon your might, O God.
Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.

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Psa 68:29 - The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.

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Psa 69:9 - Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

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Psa 69:13 - But I keep praying to you, LORD,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.

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Psa 69:16 - Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.

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Psa 69:17 - Don't hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

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Psa 69:19 - You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.

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Psa 69:24 - Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.

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Psa 69:26 - To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

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Psa 69:27 - Pile their sins up high,
and don't let them go free.

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Psa 69:29 - I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

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Psa 70:4 - But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “God is great!”

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Psa 71:2 - Save me and rescue me,
for you do what is right.
Turn your ear to listen to me,
and set me free.

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Psa 71:8 - That is why I can never stop praising you;
I declare your glory all day long.

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Psa 71:14 - But I will keep on hoping for your help;
I will praise you more and more.

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Psa 71:15 - I will tell everyone about your righteousness.
All day long I will proclaim your saving power,
though I am not skilled with words.[fn]

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Psa 71:16 - I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD.
I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

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Psa 71:17 - O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.

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Psa 71:18 - Now that I am old and gray,
do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

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Psa 71:21 - You will restore me to even greater honor
and comfort me once again.

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Psa 71:22 - Then I will praise you with music on the harp,
because you are faithful to your promises, O my God.
I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.

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Psa 71:24 - I will tell about your righteous deeds
all day long,
for everyone who tried to hurt me
has been shamed and humiliated.

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Psa 72:1 - A psalm of Solomon.

Give your love of justice to the king, O God,
and righteousness to the king's son.

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Psa 72:2 - Help him judge your people in the right way;
let the poor always be treated fairly.

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Psa 72:3 - May the mountains yield prosperity for all,
and may the hills be fruitful.

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Psa 73:15 - If I had really spoken this way to others,
I would have been a traitor to your people.

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Psa 73:20 - When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

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Psa 73:24 - You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.

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Psa 73:28 - But as for me, how good it is to be near God!
I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter,
and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.

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Psa 74:1 - A psalm[fn] of Asaph.

O God, why have you rejected us so long?
Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

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Psa 74:2 - Remember that we are the people you chose long ago,
the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession!
And remember Jerusalem,[fn] your home here on earth.

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Psa 74:3 - Walk through the awful ruins of the city;
see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.

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Psa 74:4 - There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries;
there they set up their battle standards.

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Psa 74:7 - They burned your sanctuary to the ground.
They defiled the place that bears your name.

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Psa 74:10 - How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you?
Will you let them dishonor your name forever?

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Psa 74:11 - Why do you hold back your strong right hand?
Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.

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Psa 74:13 - You split the sea by your strength
and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

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Psa 74:18 - See how these enemies insult you, LORD.
A foolish nation has dishonored your name.

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Psa 74:19 - Don't let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves.
Don't forget your suffering people forever.

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Psa 74:20 - Remember your covenant promises,
for the land is full of darkness and violence!

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Psa 74:21 - Don't let the downtrodden be humiliated again.
Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.

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Psa 74:22 - Arise, O God, and defend your cause.
Remember how these fools insult you all day long.

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Psa 74:23 - Don't overlook what your enemies have said
or their growing uproar.

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Psa 75:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph. A song to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

We thank you, O God!
We give thanks because you are near.
People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.

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Psa 75:2 - God says, “At the time I have planned,
I will bring justice against the wicked.

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Psa 76:6 - At the blast of your breath, O God of Jacob,
their horses and chariots lay still.

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Psa 76:7 - No wonder you are greatly feared!
Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?

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Psa 77:11 - But then I recall all you have done, O LORD;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.

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Psa 77:12 - They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.

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Psa 77:13 - O God, your ways are holy.
Is there any god as mighty as you?

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Psa 77:14 - You are the God of great wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.

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Psa 77:15 - By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
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Psa 77:17 - The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.

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Psa 77:18 - Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
the lightning lit up the world!
The earth trembled and shook.

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Psa 77:19 - Your road led through the sea,
your pathway through the mighty waters—
a pathway no one knew was there!

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Psa 77:20 - You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep,
with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.

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Psa 79:1 - A psalm of Asaph.

O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.

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Psa 79:2 - They have left the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.

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Psa 79:5 - O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

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Psa 79:6 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.

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Psa 79:8 - Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.

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Psa 79:9 - Help us, O God of our salvation!
Help us for the glory of your name.
Save us and forgive our sins
for the honor of your name.

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Psa 79:10 - Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff,
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the blood of your servants.

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Psa 79:11 - Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.
Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.

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Psa 79:13 - Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.

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Psa 80:2 - to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Show us your mighty power.
Come to rescue us!

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Psa 80:3 - Turn us again to yourself, O God.
Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.

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Psa 80:4 - O LORD God of Heaven's Armies,
how long will you be angry with our prayers?

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Psa 80:7 - Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven's Armies.
Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.

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Psa 80:15 - that you yourself have planted,
this son you have raised for yourself.

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Psa 80:16 - For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies.
May they perish at the sight of your frown.

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Psa 80:17 - Strengthen the man you love,
the son of your choice.

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Psa 80:18 - Then we will never abandon you again.
Revive us so we can call on your name once more.

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Psa 80:19 - Turn us again to yourself, O LORD God of Heaven's Armies.
Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.

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Psa 81:7 - You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you;
I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah.
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Psa 81:10 - For it was I, the LORD your God,
who rescued you from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

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Psa 83:2 - Don't you hear the uproar of your enemies?
Don't you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

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Psa 83:3 - They devise crafty schemes against your people;
they conspire against your precious ones.

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Psa 83:15 - chase them with your fierce storm;
terrify them with your tempest.

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Psa 83:16 - Utterly disgrace them
until they submit to your name, O LORD.

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Psa 84:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.[fn]

How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Psa 84:3 - Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven's Armies, my King and my God!

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Psa 84:4 - What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
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Psa 84:9 - O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.

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Psa 84:10 - A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

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Psa 85:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

LORD, you poured out blessings on your land!
You restored the fortunes of Israel.[fn]

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Psa 85:2 - You forgave the guilt of your people—
yes, you covered all their sins.
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Psa 85:3 - You held back your fury.
You kept back your blazing anger.

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Psa 85:4 - Now restore us again, O God of our salvation.
Put aside your anger against us once more.

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Psa 85:5 - Will you be angry with us always?
Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?

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Psa 85:6 - Won't you revive us again,
so your people can rejoice in you?

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Psa 85:7 - Show us your unfailing love, O LORD,
and grant us your salvation.

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Psa 86:1 - A prayer of David.

Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.

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Psa 86:2 - Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.

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Psa 86:4 - Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.

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Psa 86:8 - No pagan god is like you, O Lord.
None can do what you do!

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Psa 86:9 - All the nations you made
will come and bow before you, Lord;
they will praise your holy name.

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Psa 86:11 - Teach me your ways, O LORD,
that I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart,
so that I may honor you.

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Psa 86:12 - With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.
I will give glory to your name forever,

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Psa 86:13 - for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death.[fn]

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Psa 86:16 - Look down and have mercy on me.
Give your strength to your servant;
save me, the son of your servant.

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Psa 88:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. A song to be sung to the tune “The Suffering of Affliction.” A psalm[fn] of Heman the Ezrahite.

O LORD, God of my salvation,
I cry out to you by day.
I come to you at night.

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Psa 88:2 - Now hear my prayer;
listen to my cry.

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Psa 88:5 - They have left me among the dead,
and I lie like a corpse in a grave.
I am forgotten,
cut off from your care.

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Psa 88:7 - Your anger weighs me down;
with wave after wave you have engulfed me.
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Psa 88:11 - Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?
Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?[fn]

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Psa 88:12 - Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?

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Psa 88:14 - O LORD, why do you reject me?
Why do you turn your face from me?

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Psa 88:16 - Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me.
Your terrors have paralyzed me.

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Psa 89:1 - A psalm[fn] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever!
Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

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Psa 89:2 - Your unfailing love will last forever.
Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

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Psa 89:4 - ‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever;
they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.'”
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Psa 89:5 - All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD;
myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

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Psa 89:8 - O LORD God of Heaven's Armies!
Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD?
You are entirely faithful.

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Psa 89:10 - You crushed the great sea monster.[fn]
You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

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Psa 89:12 - You created north and south.
Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.

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Psa 89:13 - Powerful is your arm!
Strong is your hand!
Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength.

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Psa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.

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Psa 89:15 - Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

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Psa 89:16 - They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation.
They exult in your righteousness.

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Psa 89:17 - You are their glorious strength.
It pleases you to make us strong.

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Psa 89:19 - Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people.
You said, “I have raised up a warrior.
I have selected him from the common people to be king.

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Psa 89:38 - But now you have rejected him and cast him off.
You are angry with your anointed king.

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Psa 89:39 - You have renounced your covenant with him;
you have thrown his crown in the dust.

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Psa 89:46 - O LORD, how long will this go on?
Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your anger burn like fire?

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Psa 89:49 - Lord, where is your unfailing love?
You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.

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Psa 89:50 - Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced!
I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.

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Psa 89:51 - Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD;
they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.

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Psa 90:4 - For you, a thousand years are as a passing day,
as brief as a few night hours.

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Psa 90:7 - We wither beneath your anger;
we are overwhelmed by your fury.

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Psa 90:8 - You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.

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Psa 90:9 - We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.

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Psa 90:11 - Who can comprehend the power of your anger?
Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.

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Psa 90:12 - Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.

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Psa 90:13 - O LORD, come back to us!
How long will you delay?
Take pity on your servants!

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Psa 90:14 - Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,
so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

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Psa 90:16 - Let us, your servants, see you work again;
let our children see your glory.

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Psa 91:7 - Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.

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Psa 91:8 - Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.

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Psa 91:9 - If you make the LORD your refuge,
if you make the Most High your shelter,

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Psa 91:10 - no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.

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Psa 91:11 - For he will order his angels
to protect you wherever you go.

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Psa 91:12 - They will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.

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Psa 92:1 - A psalm. A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to the Most High.

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Psa 92:2 - It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,
your faithfulness in the evening,

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Psa 92:4 - You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me!
I sing for joy because of what you have done.

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Psa 92:5 - O LORD, what great works you do!
And how deep are your thoughts.

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Psa 92:9 - Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.

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Psa 93:2 - Your throne, O LORD, has stood from time immemorial.
You yourself are from the everlasting past.

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Psa 93:5 - Your royal laws cannot be changed.
Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever.

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Psa 94:5 - They crush your people, LORD,
hurting those you claim as your own.

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Psa 94:12 - Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.

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Psa 94:18 - I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.

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Psa 94:19 - When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.

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Psa 97:8 - Jerusalem[fn] has heard and rejoiced,
and all the towns of Judah are glad
because of your justice, O LORD!

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Psa 99:3 - Let them praise your great and awesome name.
Your name is holy!

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Psa 102:2 - Don't turn away from me
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.

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Psa 102:10 - because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.

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Psa 102:12 - But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever.
Your fame will endure to every generation.

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Psa 102:14 - For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.

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Psa 102:15 - Then the nations will tremble before the LORD.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.

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Psa 102:24 - But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don't take my life while I am so young!

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Psa 102:27 - But you are always the same;
you will live forever.

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Psa 102:28 - The children of your people
will live in security.
Their children's children
will thrive in your presence.”

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Psa 103:3 - He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.

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Psa 103:4 - He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

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Psa 103:5 - He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagle's!

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Psa 104:7 - At your command, the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

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Psa 104:13 - You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.

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Psa 104:24 - O LORD, what a variety of things you have made!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your creatures.

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Psa 104:28 - When you supply it, they gather it.
You open your hand to feed them,
and they are richly satisfied.

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Psa 104:29 - But if you turn away from them, they panic.
When you take away their breath,
they die and turn again to dust.

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Psa 104:30 - When you give them your breath,[fn] life is created,
and you renew the face of the earth.

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Psa 106:4 - Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people;
come near and rescue me.

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Psa 106:5 - Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.
Let me rejoice in the joy of your people;
let me praise you with those who are your heritage.

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Psa 106:7 - Our ancestors in Egypt
were not impressed by the LORD's miraculous deeds.
They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.
Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.[fn]

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Psa 106:47 - Save us, O LORD our God!
Gather us back from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.

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Psa 108:4 - For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

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Psa 108:5 - Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.

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Psa 108:6 - Now rescue your beloved people.
Answer and save us by your power.

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Psa 109:21 - But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD,
for the sake of your own reputation!
Rescue me
because you are so faithful and good.

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Psa 109:26 - Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me because of your unfailing love.

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Psa 109:27 - Let them see that this is your doing,
that you yourself have done it, LORD.

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Psa 109:28 - Then let them curse me if they like,
but you will bless me!
When they attack me, they will be disgraced!
But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

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Psa 110:1 - A psalm of David.

The LORD said to my Lord,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.”

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Psa 110:2 - The LORD will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem[fn];
you will rule over your enemies.

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Psa 110:3 - When you go to war,
your people will serve you willingly.
You are arrayed in holy garments,
and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.

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Psa 110:5 - The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you.
He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.

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Psa 115:1 - Not to us, O LORD, not to us,
but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.

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Psa 116:7 - Let my soul be at rest again,
for the LORD has been good to me.

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Psa 116:16 - O LORD, I am your servant;
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.

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Psa 116:19 - in the house of the LORD
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!

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Psa 119:4 - You have charged us
to keep your commandments carefully.

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Psa 119:5 - Oh, that my actions would consistently
reflect your decrees!

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Psa 119:6 - Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.

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Psa 119:7 - As I learn your righteous regulations,
I will thank you by living as I should!

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Psa 119:8 - I will obey your decrees.
Please don't give up on me!

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Psa 119:9 - Beth
How can a young person stay pure?
By obeying your word.

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Psa 119:10 - I have tried hard to find you—
don't let me wander from your commands.

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Psa 119:11 - I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.

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Psa 119:12 - I praise you, O LORD;
teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:13 - I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.

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Psa 119:14 - I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches.

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Psa 119:15 - I will study your commandments
and reflect on your ways.

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Psa 119:16 - I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.

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Psa 119:17 - Gimel
Be good to your servant,
that I may live and obey your word.

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Psa 119:18 - Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions.

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Psa 119:19 - I am only a foreigner in the land.
Don't hide your commands from me!

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Psa 119:20 - I am always overwhelmed
with a desire for your regulations.

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Psa 119:21 - You rebuke the arrogant;
those who wander from your commands are cursed.

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Psa 119:22 - Don't let them scorn and insult me,
for I have obeyed your laws.

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Psa 119:23 - Even princes sit and speak against me,
but I will meditate on your decrees.

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Psa 119:24 - Your laws please me;
they give me wise advice.

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Psa 119:25 - Daleth
I lie in the dust;
revive me by your word.

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Psa 119:26 - I told you my plans, and you answered.
Now teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:27 - Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,
and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.

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Psa 119:28 - I weep with sorrow;
encourage me by your word.

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Psa 119:29 - Keep me from lying to myself;
give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.

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Psa 119:30 - I have chosen to be faithful;
I have determined to live by your regulations.

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Psa 119:31 - I cling to your laws.
LORD, don't let me be put to shame!

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Psa 119:32 - I will pursue your commands,
for you expand my understanding.

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Psa 119:33 - He
Teach me your decrees, O LORD;
I will keep them to the end.

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Psa 119:34 - Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;
I will put them into practice with all my heart.

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Psa 119:35 - Make me walk along the path of your commands,
for that is where my happiness is found.

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Psa 119:36 - Give me an eagerness for your laws
rather than a love for money!

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Psa 119:37 - Turn my eyes from worthless things,
and give me life through your word.[fn]

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Psa 119:38 - Reassure me of your promise,
made to those who fear you.

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Psa 119:39 - Help me abandon my shameful ways;
for your regulations are good.

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Psa 119:40 - I long to obey your commandments!
Renew my life with your goodness.

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Psa 119:41 - Waw
LORD, give me your unfailing love,
the salvation that you promised me.

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Psa 119:42 - Then I can answer those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.

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Psa 119:43 - Do not snatch your word of truth from me,
for your regulations are my only hope.

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Psa 119:44 - I will keep on obeying your instructions
forever and ever.

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Psa 119:45 - I will walk in freedom,
for I have devoted myself to your commandments.

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Psa 119:46 - I will speak to kings about your laws,
and I will not be ashamed.

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Psa 119:47 - How I delight in your commands!
How I love them!

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Psa 119:48 - I honor and love your commands.
I meditate on your decrees.

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Psa 119:49 - Zayin
Remember your promise to me;
it is my only hope.

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Psa 119:50 - Your promise revives me;
it comforts me in all my troubles.

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Psa 119:51 - The proud hold me in utter contempt,
but I do not turn away from your instructions.

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Psa 119:52 - I meditate on your age-old regulations;
O LORD, they comfort me.

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Psa 119:53 - I become furious with the wicked,
because they reject your instructions.

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Psa 119:54 - Your decrees have been the theme of my songs
wherever I have lived.

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Psa 119:55 - I reflect at night on who you are, O LORD;
therefore, I obey your instructions.

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Psa 119:56 - This is how I spend my life:
obeying your commandments.

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Psa 119:57 - Heth
LORD, you are mine!
I promise to obey your words!

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Psa 119:58 - With all my heart I want your blessings.
Be merciful as you promised.

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Psa 119:59 - I pondered the direction of my life,
and I turned to follow your laws.

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Psa 119:60 - I will hurry, without delay,
to obey your commands.

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Psa 119:61 - Evil people try to drag me into sin,
but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.

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Psa 119:62 - I rise at midnight to thank you
for your just regulations.

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Psa 119:63 - I am a friend to anyone who fears you—
anyone who obeys your commandments.

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Psa 119:64 - O LORD, your unfailing love fills the earth;
teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:65 - Teth
You have done many good things for me, LORD,
just as you promised.

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Psa 119:66 - I believe in your commands;
now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

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Psa 119:67 - I used to wander off until you disciplined me;
but now I closely follow your word.

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Psa 119:68 - You are good and do only good;
teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:69 - Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.

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Psa 119:70 - Their hearts are dull and stupid,
but I delight in your instructions.

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Psa 119:71 - My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

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Psa 119:72 - Your instructions are more valuable to me
than millions in gold and silver.

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Psa 119:73 - Yodh
You made me; you created me.
Now give me the sense to follow your commands.

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Psa 119:74 - May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
for I have put my hope in your word.

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Psa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.

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Psa 119:76 - Now let your unfailing love comfort me,
just as you promised me, your servant.

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Psa 119:77 - Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,
for your instructions are my delight.

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Psa 119:78 - Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me;
meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.

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Psa 119:79 - Let me be united with all who fear you,
with those who know your laws.

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Psa 119:80 - May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;
then I will never be ashamed.

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Psa 119:81 - Kaph
I am worn out waiting for your rescue,
but I have put my hope in your word.

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Psa 119:82 - My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
When will you comfort me?

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Psa 119:83 - I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.

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Psa 119:84 - How long must I wait?
When will you punish those who persecute me?

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Psa 119:85 - These arrogant people who hate your instructions
have dug deep pits to trap me.

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Psa 119:86 - All your commands are trustworthy.
Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.

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Psa 119:87 - They almost finished me off,
but I refused to abandon your commandments.

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Psa 119:88 - In your unfailing love, spare my life;
then I can continue to obey your laws.

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Psa 119:89 - Lamedh
Your eternal word, O LORD,
stands firm in heaven.

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Psa 119:90 - Your faithfulness extends to every generation,
as enduring as the earth you created.

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Psa 119:91 - Your regulations remain true to this day,
for everything serves your plans.

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Psa 119:92 - If your instructions hadn't sustained me with joy,
I would have died in my misery.

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Psa 119:93 - I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life.

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Psa 119:94 - I am yours; rescue me!
For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.

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Psa 119:95 - Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me,
I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.

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Psa 119:96 - Even perfection has its limits,
but your commands have no limit.

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Psa 119:97 - Mem
Oh, how I love your instructions!
I think about them all day long.

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Psa 119:98 - Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are my constant guide.

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Psa 119:99 - Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
for I am always thinking of your laws.

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Psa 119:100 - I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.

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Psa 119:101 - I have refused to walk on any evil path,
so that I may remain obedient to your word.

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Psa 119:102 - I haven't turned away from your regulations,
for you have taught me well.

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Psa 119:103 - How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.

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Psa 119:104 - Your commandments give me understanding;
no wonder I hate every false way of life.

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Psa 119:105 - Nun
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet
and a light for my path.

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Psa 119:106 - I've promised it once, and I'll promise it again:
I will obey your righteous regulations.

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Psa 119:107 - I have suffered much, O LORD;
restore my life again as you promised.

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Psa 119:108 - LORD, accept my offering of praise,
and teach me your regulations.

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Psa 119:109 - My life constantly hangs in the balance,
but I will not stop obeying your instructions.

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Psa 119:110 - The wicked have set their traps for me,
but I will not turn from your commandments.

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Psa 119:111 - Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart's delight.

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Psa 119:112 - I am determined to keep your decrees
to the very end.

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Psa 119:113 - Samekh
I hate those with divided loyalties,
but I love your instructions.

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Psa 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield;
your word is my source of hope.

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Psa 119:116 - LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live!
Do not let my hope be crushed.

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Psa 119:117 - Sustain me, and I will be rescued;
then I will meditate continually on your decrees.

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Psa 119:118 - But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.
They are only fooling themselves.

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Psa 119:119 - You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;
no wonder I love to obey your laws!

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Psa 119:120 - I tremble in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your regulations.

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Psa 119:122 - Please guarantee a blessing for me.
Don't let the arrogant oppress me!

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Psa 119:123 - My eyes strain to see your rescue,
to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.

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Psa 119:124 - I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love,
and teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:125 - Give discernment to me, your servant;
then I will understand your laws.

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Psa 119:126 - LORD, it is time for you to act,
for these evil people have violated your instructions.

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Psa 119:127 - Truly, I love your commands
more than gold, even the finest gold.

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Psa 119:128 - Each of your commandments is right.
That is why I hate every false way.

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Psa 119:129 - Pe
Your laws are wonderful.
No wonder I obey them!

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Psa 119:130 - The teaching of your word gives light,
so even the simple can understand.

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Psa 119:131 - I pant with expectation,
longing for your commands.

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Psa 119:132 - Come and show me your mercy,
as you do for all who love your name.

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Psa 119:133 - Guide my steps by your word,
so I will not be overcome by evil.

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Psa 119:134 - Ransom me from the oppression of evil people;
then I can obey your commandments.

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Psa 119:135 - Look upon me with love;
teach me your decrees.

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Psa 119:136 - Rivers of tears gush from my eyes
because people disobey your instructions.

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Psa 119:137 - Tsadhe
O LORD, you are righteous,
and your regulations are fair.

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Psa 119:138 - Your laws are perfect
and completely trustworthy.

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Psa 119:139 - I am overwhelmed with indignation,
for my enemies have disregarded your words.

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Psa 119:140 - Your promises have been thoroughly tested;
that is why I love them so much.

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Psa 119:141 - I am insignificant and despised,
but I don't forget your commandments.

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Psa 119:142 - Your justice is eternal,
and your instructions are perfectly true.

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Psa 119:143 - As pressure and stress bear down on me,
I find joy in your commands.

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Psa 119:144 - Your laws are always right;
help me to understand them so I may live.

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Psa 119:145 - Qoph
I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD!
I will obey your decrees.

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Psa 119:146 - I cry out to you; rescue me,
that I may obey your laws.

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Psa 119:147 - I rise early, before the sun is up;
I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.

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Psa 119:148 - I stay awake through the night,
thinking about your promise.

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Psa 119:149 - In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry;
let me be revived by following your regulations.

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Psa 119:150 - Lawless people are coming to attack me;
they live far from your instructions.

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Psa 119:151 - But you are near, O LORD,
and all your commands are true.

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Psa 119:152 - I have known from my earliest days
that your laws will last forever.

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Psa 119:153 - Resh
Look upon my suffering and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten your instructions.

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Psa 119:154 - Argue my case; take my side!
Protect my life as you promised.

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Psa 119:155 - The wicked are far from rescue,
for they do not bother with your decrees.

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Psa 119:156 - LORD, how great is your mercy;
let me be revived by following your regulations.

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Psa 119:157 - Many persecute and trouble me,
yet I have not swerved from your laws.

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Psa 119:158 - Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart,
because they care nothing for your word.

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Psa 119:159 - See how I love your commandments, LORD.
Give back my life because of your unfailing love.

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Psa 119:160 - The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever.

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Psa 119:161 - Shin
Powerful people harass me without cause,
but my heart trembles only at your word.

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Psa 119:162 - I rejoice in your word
like one who discovers a great treasure.

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Psa 119:163 - I hate and abhor all falsehood,
but I love your instructions.

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Psa 119:164 - I will praise you seven times a day
because all your regulations are just.

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Psa 119:165 - Those who love your instructions have great peace
and do not stumble.

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Psa 119:166 - I long for your rescue, LORD,
so I have obeyed your commands.

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Psa 119:167 - I have obeyed your laws,
for I love them very much.

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Psa 119:168 - Yes, I obey your commandments and laws
because you know everything I do.

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Psa 119:169 - Taw
O LORD, listen to my cry;
give me the discerning mind you promised.

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Psa 119:170 - Listen to my prayer;
rescue me as you promised.

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Psa 119:171 - Let praise flow from my lips,
for you have taught me your decrees.

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Psa 119:172 - Let my tongue sing about your word,
for all your commands are right.

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Psa 119:173 - Give me a helping hand,
for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

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Psa 119:174 - O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,
and your instructions are my delight.

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Psa 119:175 - Let me live so I can praise you,
and may your regulations help me.

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Psa 119:176 - I have wandered away like a lost sheep;
come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.

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Psa 121:3 - He will not let you stumble;
the one who watches over you will not slumber.

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Psa 121:5 - The LORD himself watches over you!
The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

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Psa 121:7 - The LORD keeps you from all harm
and watches over your life.

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Psa 121:8 - The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go,
both now and forever.

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Psa 122:2 - And now here we are,
standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

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Psa 122:7 - O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls
and prosperity in your palaces.

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Psa 128:2 - You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
How joyful and prosperous you will be!

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Psa 128:3 - Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine,
flourishing within your home.
Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees
as they sit around your table.

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Psa 128:5 - May the LORD continually bless you from Zion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

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Psa 128:6 - May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
May Israel have peace!

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Psa 130:2 - Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.

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Psa 130:5 - I am counting on the LORD;
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word.

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Psa 132:8 - Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place,
along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

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Psa 132:9 - May your priests be clothed in godliness;
may your loyal servants sing for joy.

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Psa 132:10 - For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject the king you have anointed.

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Psa 132:11 - The LORD swore an oath to David
with a promise he will never take back:
“I will place one of your descendants
on your throne.

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Psa 132:12 - If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”

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Psa 135:9 - He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt
against Pharaoh and all his people.

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Psa 135:13 - Your name, O LORD, endures forever;
your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation.

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Psa 137:5 - If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget how to play the harp.

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Psa 137:6 - May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I fail to remember you,
if I don't make Jerusalem my greatest joy.

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Psa 137:8 - O Babylon, you will be destroyed.
Happy is the one who pays you back
for what you have done to us.

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Psa 137:9 - Happy is the one who takes your babies
and smashes them against the rocks!

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Psa 138:2 - I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
by all the honor of your name.

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Psa 138:4 - Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD,
for all of them will hear your words.

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Psa 138:7 - Though I am surrounded by troubles,
you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.
You reach out your hand,
and the power of your right hand saves me.

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Psa 138:8 - The LORD will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.
Don't abandon me, for you made me.

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Psa 139:5 - You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.

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Psa 139:6 - Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!

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Psa 139:7 - I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!

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Psa 139:10 - even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.

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Psa 139:14 - Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

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Psa 139:16 - You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.

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Psa 139:17 - How precious are your thoughts about me,[fn] O God.
They cannot be numbered!

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Psa 139:20 - They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.

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Psa 139:21 - O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?

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Psa 140:13 - Surely righteous people are praising your name;
the godly will live in your presence.

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Psa 141:2 - Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,
and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

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Psa 142:7 - Bring me out of prison
so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me,
for you are good to me.”

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Psa 143:1 - A psalm of David.

Hear my prayer, O LORD;
listen to my plea!
Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.

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Psa 143:2 - Don't put your servant on trial,
for no one is innocent before you.

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Psa 143:5 - I remember the days of old.
I ponder all your great works
and think about what you have done.

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Psa 143:7 - Come quickly, LORD, and answer me,
for my depression deepens.
Don't turn away from me,
or I will die.

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Psa 143:8 - Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.

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Psa 143:10 - Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.

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Psa 143:11 - For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.
Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

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Psa 143:12 - In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies
and destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.

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Psa 144:5 - Open the heavens, LORD, and come down.
Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.

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Psa 144:6 - Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies!
Shoot your arrows and confuse them!

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Psa 144:7 - Reach down from heaven and rescue me;
rescue me from deep waters,
from the power of my enemies.

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Psa 145:1 - A psalm of praise of David.

I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever.

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Psa 145:2 - I will praise you every day;
yes, I will praise you forever.

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Psa 145:4 - Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts;
let them proclaim your power.

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Psa 145:5 - I will meditate[fn] on your majestic, glorious splendor
and your wonderful miracles.

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Psa 145:6 - Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue;
I will proclaim your greatness.

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Psa 145:7 - Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness;
they will sing with joy about your righteousness.

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Psa 145:10 - All of your works will thank you, LORD,
and your faithful followers will praise you.

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Psa 145:11 - They will speak of the glory of your kingdom;
they will give examples of your power.

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Psa 145:12 - They will tell about your mighty deeds
and about the majesty and glory of your reign.

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Psa 145:13 - For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
You rule throughout all generations.
The LORD always keeps his promises;
he is gracious in all he does.[fn]

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Psa 145:16 - When you open your hand,
you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.

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Psa 146:10 - The LORD will reign forever.
He will be your God, O Jerusalem,[fn] throughout the generations.
Praise the LORD!

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Psa 147:12 - Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!

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Psa 147:13 - For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
and blessed your children within your walls.

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Psa 147:14 - He sends peace across your nation
and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.

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Pro 1:8 - My child,[fn] listen when your father corrects you.
Don't neglect your mother's instruction.

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Pro 1:15 - My child, don't go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.

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Pro 2:2 - Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.

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Pro 2:3 - Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.

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Pro 3:6 - Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

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Pro 3:8 - Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.

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Pro 3:10 - Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.

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Pro 3:22 - for they will refresh your soul.
They are like jewels on a necklace.

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Pro 3:23 - They keep you safe on your way,
and your feet will not stumble.

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Pro 3:26 - for the LORD is your security.
He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

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Pro 3:27 - Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it's in your power to help them.

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Pro 3:28 - If you can help your neighbor now, don't say,
“Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you.”

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Pro 4:6 - Don't turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
Love her, and she will guard you.

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Pro 4:9 - She will place a lovely wreath on your head;
she will present you with a beautiful crown.”

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Pro 4:10 - My child,[fn] listen to me and do as I say,
and you will have a long, good life.

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Pro 4:12 - When you walk, you won't be held back;
when you run, you won't stumble.

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Pro 4:13 - Take hold of my instructions; don't let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.

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Pro 4:21 - Don't lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,

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Pro 4:25 - Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.

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Pro 4:26 - Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.

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Pro 4:27 - Don't get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.

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Pro 5:9 - If you do, you will lose your honor
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.

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Pro 5:11 - In the end you will groan in anguish
when disease consumes your body.

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Pro 5:18 - Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

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Pro 5:19 - She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her love.

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Pro 6:3 - follow my advice and save yourself,
for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
go and beg to have your name erased.

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Pro 6:11 - then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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Pro 6:20 - My son, obey your father's commands,
and don't neglect your mother's instruction.

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Pro 7:3 - Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.

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Pro 7:25 - Don't let your hearts stray away toward her.
Don't wander down her wayward path.

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Pro 9:11 - Wisdom will multiply your days
and add years to your life.

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Pro 19:18 - Discipline your children while there is hope.
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

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Pro 19:20 - Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.

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Pro 20:13 - If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

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Pro 22:18 - For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.

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Pro 22:19 - I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the LORD.

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Pro 22:20 - I have written thirty sayings[fn] for you,
filled with advice and knowledge.

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Pro 22:27 - If you can't pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.

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Pro 22:28 - Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.

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Pro 23:2 - If you are a big eater,
put a knife to your throat;

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Pro 23:8 - You will throw up what little you've eaten,
and your compliments will be wasted.

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Pro 23:9 - Don't waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.

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Pro 23:12 - Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.

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Pro 23:15 - My child,[fn] if your heart is wise,
my own heart will rejoice!

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Pro 23:17 - Don't envy sinners,
but always continue to fear the LORD.

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Pro 23:18 - You will be rewarded for this;
your hope will not be disappointed.

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Pro 23:22 - Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and don't despise your mother when she is old.

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Pro 23:31 - Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.

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Pro 23:33 - You will see hallucinations,
and you will say crazy things.

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Pro 24:13 - My child,[fn] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

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Pro 24:14 - In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.

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Pro 24:17 - Don't rejoice when your enemies fall;
don't be happy when they stumble.

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Pro 24:27 - Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.

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Pro 24:34 - then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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Pro 25:7 - It's better to wait for an invitation to the head table
than to be sent away in public disgrace.
Just because you've seen something,

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Pro 25:10 - Others may accuse you of gossip,
and you will never regain your good reputation.

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Pro 25:17 - Don't visit your neighbors too often,
or you will wear out your welcome.

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Pro 25:21 - If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.

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Pro 26:25 - They pretend to be kind, but don't believe them.
Their hearts are full of many evils.[fn]

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Pro 27:10 - Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father's.
When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance.
It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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Pro 27:23 - Know the state of your flocks,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,

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Pro 27:27 - And you will have enough goats' milk for yourself,
your family, and your servant girls.

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Pro 29:17 - Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind
and will make your heart glad.

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Pro 30:32 - If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,
cover your mouth in shame.

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Ecc 5:1 - [fn]As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

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Ecc 5:2 - [fn]Don't make rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

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Ecc 5:6 - Don't let your mouth make you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.

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Ecc 7:9 - Control your temper,
for anger labels you a fool.

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Ecc 7:17 - On the other hand, don't be too wicked either. Don't be a fool! Why die before your time?

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Ecc 7:18 - Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[fn]

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Ecc 7:21 - Don't eavesdrop on others—you may hear your servant curse you.

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Ecc 7:22 - For you know how often you yourself have cursed others.

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Ecc 9:7 - So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!

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Ecc 9:8 - Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!

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Ecc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

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Ecc 9:10 - Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave,[fn] there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

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Ecc 10:4 - If your boss is angry at you, don't quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

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Ecc 10:16 - What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant,[fn]
the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

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Ecc 10:17 - Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader
and whose leaders feast at the proper time
to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

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Ecc 10:20 - Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don't make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.

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Ecc 11:1 - Send your grain across the seas,
and in time, profits will flow back to you.[fn]

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Ecc 11:6 - Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.

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Ecc 11:9 - Young people,[fn] it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

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Ecc 11:10 - So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

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Ecc 12:1 - Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”

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Sng 1:2 - Young Woman[fn]
Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.

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Sng 1:3 - How fragrant your cologne;
your name is like its spreading fragrance.
No wonder all the young women love you!

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Sng 1:4 - Take me with you; come, let's run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.

Young Women of Jerusalem
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.

Young Woman
How right they are to adore you.

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Sng 1:7 - Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today?
Where will you rest your sheep at noon?
For why should I wander like a prostitute[fn]
among your friends and their flocks?

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Sng 1:8 - Young Man
If you don't know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds' tents.

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Sng 1:10 - How lovely are your cheeks;
your earrings set them afire!
How lovely is your neck,
enhanced by a string of jewels.

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Sng 1:15 - Young Man
How beautiful you are, my darling,
how beautiful!
Your eyes are like doves.

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Sng 2:14 - Young Man
My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.

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Sng 4:1 - Young Man
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.

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Sng 4:2 - Your teeth are as white as sheep,
recently shorn and freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.[fn]

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Sng 4:3 - Your lips are like scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.

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Sng 4:4 - Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.

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Sng 4:5 - Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.

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Sng 4:9 - You have captured my heart,
my treasure,[fn] my bride.
You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes,
with a single jewel of your necklace.

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Sng 4:10 - Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.

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Sng 4:11 - Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.

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Sng 4:13 - Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates
with rare spices—
henna with nard,

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Sng 5:9 - Young Women of Jerusalem
Why is your lover better than all others,
O woman of rare beauty?
What makes your lover so special
that we must promise this?

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Sng 6:1 - Young Women of Jerusalem
Where has your lover gone,
O woman of rare beauty?
Which way did he turn
so we can help you find him?

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Sng 6:5 - Turn your eyes away,
for they overpower me.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.

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Sng 6:6 - Your teeth are as white as sheep
that are freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.[fn]

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Sng 6:7 - Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.

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Sng 7:1 - [fn]How beautiful are your sandaled feet,
O queenly maiden.
Your rounded thighs are like jewels,
the work of a skilled craftsman.

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Sng 7:2 - Your navel is perfectly formed
like a goblet filled with mixed wine.
Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat
bordered with lilies.

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Sng 7:3 - Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle.

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Sng 7:4 - Your neck is as beautiful as an ivory tower.
Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is as fine as the tower of Lebanon
overlooking Damascus.

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Sng 7:5 - Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel,
and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty.
The king is held captive by its tresses.

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Sng 7:6 - Oh, how beautiful you are!
How pleasing, my love, how full of delights!

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Sng 7:7 - You are slender like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters of fruit.

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Sng 7:8 - I said, “I will climb the palm tree
and take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like grape clusters,
and the fragrance of your breath like apples.

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Sng 7:9 - May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine,
flowing gently over lips and teeth.[fn]

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Sng 8:5 - Young Women of Jerusalem
Who is this sweeping in from the desert,
leaning on her lover?

Young Woman
I aroused you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave you birth,
where in great pain she delivered you.

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Sng 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy[fn] as enduring as the grave.[fn]
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.

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Sng 8:13 - Young Man
O my darling, lingering in the gardens,
your companions are fortunate to hear your voice.
Let me hear it, too!

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Isa 1:22 - Once like pure silver,
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.

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Isa 1:23 - Your leaders are rebels,
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.

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Isa 1:26 - Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”

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Isa 3:7 - But he will reply,
“No! I can't help.
I don't have any extra food or clothes.
Don't put me in charge!”

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Isa 3:24 - Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink.
She will wear a rope for a sash,
and her elegant hair will fall out.
She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes.
Shame will replace her beauty.[fn]

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Isa 3:25 - The men of the city will be killed with the sword,
and her warriors will die in battle.

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Isa 6:7 - He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”

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Isa 7:3 - Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub[fn] and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Isa 7:4 - Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn't need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah.

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Isa 7:11 - “Ask the LORD your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.[fn]”

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Isa 7:17 - “Then the LORD will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!”

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Isa 8:8 - and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.

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Isa 8:13 - Make the LORD of Heaven's Armies holy in your life.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.

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Isa 9:3 - You will enlarge the nation of Israel,
and its people will rejoice.
They will rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest
and like warriors dividing the plunder.

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Isa 10:27 - In that day the LORD will end the bondage of his people.
He will break the yoke of slavery
and lift it from their shoulders.[fn]

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Isa 12:1 - In that day you will sing:
“I will praise you, O LORD!
You were angry with me, but not any more.
Now you comfort me.

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Isa 14:3 - In that wonderful day when the LORD gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,

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Isa 14:11 - Your might and power were buried with you.[fn]
The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased.
Now maggots are your sheet,
and worms your blanket.'

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Isa 14:13 - For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God's stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[fn]

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Isa 14:21 - Kill this man's children!
Let them die because of their father's sins!
They must not rise and conquer the earth,
filling the world with their cities.”

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Isa 14:30 - I will feed the poor in my pasture;
the needy will lie down in peace.
But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine
and destroy the few who remain.

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Isa 16:4 - Let our refugees stay among you.
Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.”
When oppression and destruction have ended
and enemy raiders have disappeared,

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Isa 16:6 - We have heard about proud Moab—
about its pride and arrogance and rage.
But all that boasting has disappeared.

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Isa 16:9 - So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah;
my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh.
There are no more shouts of joy
over your summer fruits and harvest.

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Isa 16:10 - Gone now is the gladness,
gone the joy of harvest.
There will be no singing in the vineyards,
no more happy shouts,
no treading of grapes in the winepresses.
I have ended all their harvest joys.

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Isa 17:9 - Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest,
like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned[fn]
when the Israelites came here so long ago.
It will be utterly desolate.

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Isa 17:10 - Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you.
You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you.
So you may plant the finest grapevines
and import the most expensive seedlings.

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Isa 17:11 - They may sprout on the day you set them out;
yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them,
but you will never pick any grapes from them.
Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain.

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Isa 19:12 - Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh?
Let them tell you what God plans,
what the LORD of Heaven's Armies is going to do to Egypt.

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Isa 20:2 - the LORD told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.

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Isa 22:2 - The whole city is in a terrible uproar.
What do I see in this reveling city?
Bodies are lying everywhere,
killed not in battle but by famine and disease.

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Isa 22:3 - All your leaders have fled.
They surrendered without resistance.
The people tried to slip away,
but they were captured, too.

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Isa 22:7 - Chariots fill your beautiful valleys,
and charioteers storm your gates.

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Isa 22:17 - For the LORD is about to hurl you away, mighty man.
He is going to grab you,

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Isa 22:18 - crumple you into a ball,
and toss you away into a distant, barren land.
There you will die,
and your glorious chariots will be broken and useless.
You are a disgrace to your master!

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Isa 22:19 - “Yes, I will drive you out of office,” says the LORD. “I will pull you down from your high position.

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Isa 22:21 - I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.

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Isa 23:10 - Come, people of Tarshish,
sweep over the land like the flooding Nile,
for Tyre is defenseless.[fn]

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Isa 23:11 - The LORD held out his hand over the sea
and shook the kingdoms of the earth.
He has spoken out against Phoenicia,[fn]
ordering that her fortresses be destroyed.

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Isa 23:16 - Take a harp and walk the streets,
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.

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Isa 25:1 - O LORD, I will honor and praise your name,
for you are my God.
You do such wonderful things!
You planned them long ago,
and now you have accomplished them.

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Isa 25:12 - The high walls of Moab will be demolished.
They will be brought down to the ground,
down into the dust.

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Isa 26:8 - LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
our heart's desire is to glorify your name.

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Isa 26:9 - All night long I search for you;
in the morning I earnestly seek for God.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.

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Isa 26:11 - O LORD, they pay no attention to your upraised fist.
Show them your eagerness to defend your people.
Then they will be ashamed.
Let your fire consume your enemies.

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Isa 26:13 - O LORD our God, others have ruled us,
but you alone are the one we worship.

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Isa 26:16 - LORD, in distress we searched for you.
We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.

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Isa 26:17 - Just as a pregnant woman
writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth,
so were we in your presence, LORD.

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Isa 26:18 - We, too, writhe in agony,
but nothing comes of our suffering.
We have not given salvation to the earth,
nor brought life into the world.

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Isa 26:20 - Go home, my people,
and lock your doors!
Hide yourselves for a little while
until the LORD's anger has passed.

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Isa 28:25 - Does he not finally plant his seeds—
black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat—
each in its proper way,
and each in its proper place?

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Isa 28:26 - The farmer knows just what to do,
for God has given him understanding.

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Isa 29:4 - Then deep from the earth you will speak;
from low in the dust your words will come.
Your voice will whisper from the ground
like a ghost conjured up from the grave.

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Isa 30:19 - O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem,
you will weep no more.
He will be gracious if you ask for help.
He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.

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Isa 30:20 - Though the Lord gave you adversity for food
and suffering for drink,
he will still be with you to teach you.
You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

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Isa 30:21 - Your own ears will hear him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.

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Isa 30:23 - Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.

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Isa 30:26 - The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the LORD begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.

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Isa 32:5 - In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes.
Scoundrels will not be respected.

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Isa 33:3 - The enemy runs at the sound of your voice.
When you stand up, the nations flee!

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Isa 33:20 - Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.

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Isa 33:23 - The enemies' sails hang loose
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!

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Isa 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Isa 37:4 - But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff,[fn] sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”

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Isa 37:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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Isa 37:23 - “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing?
Against whom did you raise your voice?
At whom did you look with such haughty eyes?
It was the Holy One of Israel!

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Isa 37:28 - “But I know you well—
where you stay
and when you come and go.
I know the way you have raged against me.

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Isa 37:29 - And because of your raging against me
and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth.
I will make you return
by the same road on which you came.”

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Isa 38:1 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the LORD says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.'”

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Isa 38:3 - “Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.

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Isa 38:5 - “Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life,

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Isa 38:8 - I will cause the sun's shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!'” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.

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Isa 38:18 - For the dead[fn] cannot praise you;
they cannot raise their voices in praise.
Those who go down to the grave
can no longer hope in your faithfulness.

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Isa 38:19 - Only the living can praise you as I do today.
Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.

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Isa 39:4 - “What did they see in your palace?” asked Isaiah.
“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.”

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Isa 39:6 - ‘The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD.

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Isa 39:7 - ‘Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon's king.'”

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Isa 40:9 - O Zion, messenger of good news,
shout from the mountaintops!
Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.[fn]
Shout, and do not be afraid.
Tell the towns of Judah,
“Your God is coming!”

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Isa 41:10 - Don't be afraid, for I am with you.
Don't be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

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Isa 41:11 - “See, all your angry enemies lie there,
confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
and come to nothing.

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Isa 41:13 - For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the LORD your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don't be afraid. I am here to help you.

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Isa 42:6 - “I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.
I will take you by the hand and guard you,
and I will give you to my people, Israel,
as a symbol of my covenant with them.
And you will be a light to guide the nations.

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Isa 43:1 - But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.

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Isa 43:3 - For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Ethiopia[fn] and Seba in your place.

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Isa 43:4 - Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.

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Isa 43:5 - “Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
I will gather you and your children from east and west.

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Isa 43:23 - You have not brought me sheep or goats for burnt offerings.
You have not honored me with sacrifices,
though I have not burdened and wearied you
with requests for grain offerings and frankincense.

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Isa 43:24 - You have not brought me fragrant calamus
or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices.
Instead, you have burdened me with your sins
and wearied me with your faults.

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Isa 43:25 - “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake
and will never think of them again.

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Isa 43:26 - Let us review the situation together,
and you can present your case to prove your innocence.

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Isa 44:3 - For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.

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Isa 44:22 - I have swept away your sins like a cloud.
I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.
Oh, return to me,
for I have paid the price to set you free.”

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Isa 44:27 - When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!'
they will be dry.

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Isa 45:2 - This is what the LORD says:
“I will go before you, Cyrus,
and level the mountains.[fn]
I will smash down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.

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Isa 45:3 - And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—
secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD,
the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.

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Isa 45:4 - “And why have I called you for this work?
Why did I call you by name when you did not know me?
It is for the sake of Jacob my servant,
Israel my chosen one.

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Isa 45:14 - This is what the LORD says:
“You will rule the Egyptians,
the Ethiopians,[fn] and the Sabeans.
They will come to you with all their merchandise,
and it will all be yours.
They will follow you as prisoners in chains.
They will fall to their knees in front of you and say,
‘God is with you, and he is the only God.
There is no other.'”

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Isa 47:2 - Take heavy millstones and grind flour.
Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.
Expose yourself to public view.

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Isa 47:3 - You will be naked and burdened with shame.
I will take vengeance against you without pity.”

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Isa 47:6 - For I was angry with my chosen people
and punished them by letting them fall into your hands.
But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy.
You oppressed even the elderly.

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Isa 47:7 - You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!'
You did not reflect on your actions
or think about their consequences.

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Isa 47:9 - Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment:
widowhood and the loss of your children.
Yes, these calamities will come upon you,
despite all your witchcraft and magic.

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Isa 47:10 - “You felt secure in your wickedness.
‘No one sees me,' you said.
But your ‘wisdom' and ‘knowledge' have led you astray,
and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.'

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Isa 47:12 - “Now use your magical charms!
Use the spells you have worked at all these years!
Maybe they will do you some good.
Maybe they can make someone afraid of you.

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Isa 47:13 - All the advice you receive has made you tired.
Where are all your astrologers,
those stargazers who make predictions each month?
Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds.

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Isa 47:15 - And all your friends,
those with whom you've done business since childhood,
will go their own ways,
turning a deaf ear to your cries.

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Isa 48:4 - For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are.
Your necks are as unbending as iron.
Your heads are as hard as bronze.

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Isa 48:8 - “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new,
things you never heard of before.
For I know so well what traitors you are.
You have been rebels from birth.

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Isa 48:14 - Have any of your idols ever told you this?
Come, all of you, and listen:
The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally.
He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon
and to destroy the Babylonian[fn] armies.

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Isa 48:17 - This is what the LORD says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the LORD your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.

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Isa 48:18 - Oh, that you had listened to my commands!
Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river
and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

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Isa 48:19 - Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore—
too many to count!
There would have been no need for your destruction,
or for cutting off your family name.”

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Isa 49:8 - This is what the LORD says:
“At just the right time, I will respond to you.[fn]
On the day of salvation I will help you.
I will protect you and give you to the people
as my covenant with them.
Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel
and assign it to its own people again.

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Isa 49:15 - “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!

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Isa 49:16 - See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins.

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Isa 49:18 - Look around you and see,
for all your children will come back to you.
As surely as I live,” says the LORD,
“they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.

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Isa 49:19 - “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land
will soon be crowded with your people.
Your enemies who enslaved you
will be far away.

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Isa 49:20 - The generations born in exile will return and say,
‘We need more room! It's crowded here!'

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Isa 49:21 - Then you will think to yourself,
‘Who has given me all these descendants?
For most of my children were killed,
and the rest were carried away into exile.
I was left here all alone.
Where did all these people come from?
Who bore these children?
Who raised them for me?'”

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Isa 49:22 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“See, I will give a signal to the godless nations.
They will carry your little sons back to you in their arms;
they will bring your daughters on their shoulders.

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Isa 49:23 - Kings and queens will serve you
and care for all your needs.
They will bow to the earth before you
and lick the dust from your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”

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Isa 49:25 - But the LORD says,
“The captives of warriors will be released,
and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved.
For I will fight those who fight you,
and I will save your children.

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Isa 51:9 - Wake up, wake up, O LORD! Clothe yourself with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.[fn]

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Isa 51:15 - For I am the LORD your God,
who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar.
My name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Isa 51:16 - And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out[fn] the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am the one who says to Israel,
‘You are my people!'”

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Isa 51:18 - Not one of your children is left alive
to take your hand and guide you.

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Isa 51:20 - For your children have fainted and lie in the streets,
helpless as antelopes caught in a net.
The LORD has poured out his fury;
God has rebuked them.

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Isa 51:22 - This is what the Sovereign LORD,
your God and Defender, says:
“See, I have taken the terrible cup from your hands.
You will drink no more of my fury.

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Isa 51:23 - Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors,
those who said, ‘We will trample you into the dust
and walk on your backs.'”

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Isa 52:1 - Wake up, wake up, O Zion!
Clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem,
for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.

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Isa 52:2 - Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem.
Sit in a place of honor.
Remove the chains of slavery from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.

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Isa 52:7 - How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
the news that the God of Israel[fn] reigns!

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Isa 52:14 - But many were amazed when they saw him.[fn]
His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,
and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.

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Isa 54:2 - “Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!

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Isa 54:3 - For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.

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Isa 54:4 - “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.

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Isa 54:6 - For the LORD has called you back from your grief—
as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,”
says your God.

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Isa 54:9 - “Just as I swore in the time of Noah
that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and punish you.

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Isa 54:10 - For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.

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Isa 54:11 - “O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.

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Isa 54:12 - I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.

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Isa 54:13 - I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.

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Isa 54:17 - But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Isa 55:5 - You also will command nations you do not know,
and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,
because I, the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

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Isa 55:11 - It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

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Isa 57:6 - Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys.
You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings.
They, not I, are your inheritance.
Do you think all this makes me happy?

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Isa 57:7 - You have committed adultery on every high mountain.
There you have worshiped idols
and have been unfaithful to me.

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Isa 57:8 - You have put pagan symbols
on your doorposts and behind your doors.
You have left me
and climbed into bed with these detestable gods.
You have committed yourselves to them.
You love to look at their naked bodies.

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Isa 57:9 - You have given olive oil to Molech[fn]
with many gifts of perfume.
You have traveled far,
even into the world of the dead,[fn]
to find new gods to love.

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Isa 57:10 - You grew weary in your search,
but you never gave up.
Desire gave you renewed strength,
and you did not grow weary.

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Isa 57:11 - “Are you afraid of these idols?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?

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Isa 57:12 - Now I will expose your so-called good deeds.
None of them will help you.

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Isa 57:13 - Let's see if your idols can save you
when you cry to them for help.
Why, a puff of wind can knock them down!
If you just breathe on them, they fall over!
But whoever trusts in me will inherit the land
and possess my holy mountain.”

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Isa 58:1 - “Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast.
Shout aloud! Don't be timid.
Tell my people Israel[fn] of their sins!

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Isa 58:5 - You humble yourselves
by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
like reeds bending in the wind.
You dress in burlap
and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
Do you really think this will please the LORD?

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Isa 58:7 - Share your food with the hungry,
and give shelter to the homeless.
Give clothes to those who need them,
and do not hide from relatives who need your help.

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Isa 58:8 - “Then your salvation will come like the dawn,
and your wounds will quickly heal.
Your godliness will lead you forward,
and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.

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Isa 58:9 - Then when you call, the LORD will answer.
‘Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply.
“Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

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Isa 58:10 - Feed the hungry,
and help those in trouble.
Then your light will shine out from the darkness,
and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.

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Isa 58:11 - The LORD will guide you continually,
giving you water when you are dry
and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like an ever-flowing spring.

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Isa 58:12 - Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities.
Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls
and a restorer of homes.

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Isa 58:13 - “Keep the Sabbath day holy.
Don't pursue your own interests on that day,
but enjoy the Sabbath
and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day.
Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
and don't follow your own desires or talk idly.

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Isa 58:14 - Then the LORD will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Isa 59:12 - For our sins are piled up before God
and testify against us.
Yes, we know what sinners we are.

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Isa 59:21 - “And this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Isa 60:1 - “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you.

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Isa 60:3 - All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

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Isa 60:4 - “Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Your sons are coming from distant lands;
your little daughters will be carried home.

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Isa 60:9 - They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has filled you with splendor.

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Isa 60:10 - “Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns,
and their kings will serve you.
For though I have destroyed you in my anger,
I will now have mercy on you through my grace.

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Isa 60:11 - Your gates will stay open day and night
to receive the wealth of many lands.
The kings of the world will be led as captives
in a victory procession.

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Isa 60:17 - I will exchange your bronze for gold,
your iron for silver,
your wood for bronze,
and your stones for iron.
I will make peace your leader
and righteousness your ruler.

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Isa 60:18 - Violence will disappear from your land;
the desolation and destruction of war will end.
Salvation will surround you like city walls,
and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.

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Isa 60:19 - “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the LORD your God will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.

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Isa 60:20 - Your sun will never set;
your moon will not go down.
For the LORD will be your everlasting light.
Your days of mourning will come to an end.

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Isa 60:21 - All your people will be righteous.
They will possess their land forever,
for I will plant them there with my own hands
in order to bring myself glory.

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Isa 61:5 - Foreigners will be your servants.
They will feed your flocks
and plow your fields
and tend your vineyards.

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Isa 62:2 - The nations will see your righteousness.
World leaders will be blinded by your glory.
And you will be given a new name
by the LORD's own mouth.

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Isa 62:3 - The LORD will hold you in his hand for all to see—
a splendid crown in the hand of God.

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Isa 62:4 - Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City”[fn]
or “The Desolate Land.”[fn]
Your new name will be “The City of God's Delight”[fn]
and “The Bride of God,”[fn]
for the LORD delights in you
and will claim you as his bride.

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Isa 62:5 - Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem,
just as a young man commits himself to his bride.
Then God will rejoice over you
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.

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Isa 62:6 - O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD.

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Isa 62:8 - The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength:
“I will never again hand you over to your enemies.
Never again will foreign warriors come
and take away your grain and new wine.

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Isa 63:2 - Why are your clothes so red,
as if you have been treading out grapes?

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Isa 63:14 - As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley,
the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
You led your people, LORD,
and gained a magnificent reputation.”

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Isa 63:15 - LORD, look down from heaven;
look from your holy, glorious home, and see us.
Where is the passion and the might
you used to show on our behalf?
Where are your mercy and compassion now?

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Isa 63:16 - Surely you are still our Father!
Even if Abraham and Jacob[fn] would disown us,
LORD, you would still be our Father.
You are our Redeemer from ages past.

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Isa 63:17 - LORD, why have you allowed us to turn from your path?
Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you?
Return and help us, for we are your servants,
the tribes that are your special possession.

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Isa 63:18 - How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place,
and now our enemies have destroyed it.

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Isa 63:19 - Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you,
as though we had never been known as your people.

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Isa 64:2 - [fn]As fire causes wood to burn
and water to boil,
your coming would make the nations tremble.
Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame!

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Isa 64:4 - For since the world began,
no ear has heard
and no eye has seen a God like you,
who works for those who wait for him!

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Isa 64:5 - You welcome those who gladly do good,
who follow godly ways.
But you have been very angry with us,
for we are not godly.
We are constant sinners;
how can people like us be saved?

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Isa 64:7 - Yet no one calls on your name
or pleads with you for mercy.
Therefore, you have turned away from us
and turned us over[fn] to our sins.

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Isa 64:8 - And yet, O LORD, you are our Father.
We are the clay, and you are the potter.
We all are formed by your hand.

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Isa 64:9 - Don't be so angry with us, LORD.
Please don't remember our sins forever.
Look at us, we pray,
and see that we are all your people.

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Isa 64:10 - Your holy cities are destroyed.
Zion is a wilderness;
yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.

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Jer 1:9 - Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said,
“Look, I have put my words in your mouth!

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Jer 1:17 - “Get up and prepare for action.
Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say.
Do not be afraid of them,
or I will make you look foolish in front of them.

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Jer 2:2 - “Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the LORD says:
“I remember how eager you were to please me
as a young bride long ago,
how you loved me and followed me
even through the barren wilderness.

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Jer 2:16 - Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis[fn] and Tahpanhes,
have destroyed Israel's glory and power.

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Jer 2:17 - And you have brought this upon yourselves
by rebelling against the LORD your God,
even though he was leading you on the way!

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Jer 2:19 - Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!

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Jer 2:20 - “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.'
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

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Jer 2:22 - No amount of soap or lye can make you clean.
I still see the stain of your guilt.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Jer 2:23 - “You say, ‘That's not true!
I haven't worshiped the images of Baal!'
But how can you say that?
Go and look in any valley in the land!
Face the awful sins you have done.
You are like a restless female camel
desperately searching for a mate.

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Jer 2:25 - When will you stop running?
When will you stop panting after other gods?
But you say, ‘Save your breath.
I'm in love with these foreign gods,
and I can't stop loving them now!'

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Jer 2:28 - But why not call on these gods you have made?
When trouble comes, let them save you if they can!
For you have as many gods
as there are towns in Judah.

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Jer 2:33 - “How you plot and scheme to win your lovers.
Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you!

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Jer 2:34 - Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor,
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!

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Jer 2:36 - First here, then there—
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
But your new friends in Egypt will let you down,
just as Assyria did before.

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Jer 2:37 - In despair, you will be led into exile
with your hands on your heads,
for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust.
They will not help you at all.

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Jer 3:2 - “Look at the shrines on every hilltop.
Is there any place you have not been defiled
by your adultery with other gods?
You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer.
You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.
You have polluted the land with your prostitution
and your wickedness.

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Jer 3:4 - Yet you say to me,
‘Father, you have been my guide since my youth.

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Jer 3:13 - Only acknowledge your guilt.
Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and committed adultery against him
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
Confess that you refused to listen to my voice.
I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Jer 4:14 - O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart
that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
your evil thoughts?

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Jer 4:18 - “Your own actions have brought this upon you.
This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!”

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Jer 4:30 - What are you doing,
you who have been plundered?
Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing
and put on gold jewelry?
Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara?
Your primping will do you no good!
The allies who were your lovers
despise you and seek to kill you.

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Jer 4:31 - I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor,
the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child.
It is beautiful Jerusalem[fn]
gasping for breath and crying out,
“Help! I'm being murdered!”

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Jer 5:3 - LORD, you are searching for honesty.
You struck your people,
but they paid no attention.
You crushed them,
but they refused to be corrected.
They are determined, with faces set like stone;
they have refused to repent.

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Jer 5:7 - “How can I pardon you?
For even your children have turned from me.
They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all!
I fed my people until they were full.
But they thanked me by committing adultery
and lining up at the brothels.

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Jer 5:14 - Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies says:
“Because the people are talking like this,
my messages will flame out of your mouth
and burn the people like kindling wood.

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Jer 5:18 - “Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the LORD.

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Jer 6:2 - O Jerusalem,[fn] you are my beautiful and delicate daughter—
but I will destroy you!

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Jer 7:29 - Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.'

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Jer 10:17 - Pack your bags and prepare to leave;
the siege is about to begin.

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Jer 10:18 - For this is what the LORD says:
“Suddenly, I will fling out
all you who live in this land.
I will pour great troubles upon you,
and at last you will feel my anger.”

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Jer 10:19 - My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.

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Jer 10:25 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel[fn];
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.

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Jer 11:13 - Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem.

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Jer 11:15 - “What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple,
when they have done so many immoral things?
Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction?
They actually rejoice in doing evil!

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Jer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.

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Jer 12:3 - But as for me, LORD, you know my heart.
You see me and test my thoughts.
Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered!
Set them aside to be slaughtered!

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Jer 12:6 - Even your brothers, members of your own family,
have turned against you.
They plot and raise complaints against you.
Do not trust them,
no matter how pleasantly they speak.

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Jer 13:1 - This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”

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Jer 13:4 - “Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River.[fn] Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.”

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Jer 13:20 - Open up your eyes and see
the armies marching down from the north!
Where is your flock—
your beautiful flock—
that he gave you to care for?

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Jer 13:22 - You may ask yourself,
“Why is all this happening to me?”
It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
and raped by invading armies.

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Jer 13:25 - This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,”
says the LORD,
“for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.

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Jer 13:26 - I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.

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Jer 13:27 - I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”

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Jer 14:9 - Are you also confused?
Is our champion helpless to save us?
You are right here among us, LORD.
We are known as your people.
Please don't abandon us now!”

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Jer 14:19 - LORD, have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you really hate Jerusalem?[fn]
Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.

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Jer 14:20 - LORD, we confess our wickedness
and that of our ancestors, too.
We all have sinned against you.

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Jer 14:21 - For the sake of your reputation, LORD, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.

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Jer 15:13 - At no cost to them,
I will hand over your wealth and treasures
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.

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Jer 15:14 - I will tell your enemies to take you
as captives to a foreign land.
For my anger blazes like a fire
that will burn forever.[fn]”

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Jer 15:16 - When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
They are my joy and my heart's delight,
for I bear your name,
O LORD God of Heaven's Armies.

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Jer 15:17 - I never joined the people in their merry feasts.
I sat alone because your hand was on me.
I was filled with indignation at their sins.

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Jer 17:16 - LORD, I have not abandoned my job
as a shepherd for your people.
I have not urged you to send disaster.
You have heard everything I've said.

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Jer 17:19 - This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates.

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Jer 18:20 - Should they repay evil for good?
They have dug a pit to kill me,
though I pleaded for them
and tried to protect them from your anger.

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Jer 18:23 - LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me.
Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins.
Let them die before you.
Deal with them in your anger.

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Jer 20:3 - The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the LORD has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.'[fn]

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Jer 20:4 - For this is what the LORD says: ‘I will send terror upon you and all your friends, and you will watch as they are slaughtered by the swords of the enemy. I will hand the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take them captive to Babylon or run them through with the sword.

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Jer 20:6 - As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.'”

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Jer 22:2 - ‘Listen to this message from the LORD, you king of Judah, sitting on David's throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.

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Jer 22:7 - I will call for wreckers,
who will bring out their tools to dismantle you.
They will tear out all your fine cedar beams
and throw them on the fire.

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Jer 22:15 - But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king!
Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink.
But he was just and right in all his dealings.
That is why God blessed him.

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Jer 22:17 - “But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty!
You murder the innocent,
oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”

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Jer 22:20 - Weep for your allies in Lebanon.
Shout for them in Bashan.
Search for them in the regions east of the river.[fn]
See, they are all destroyed.
Not one is left to help you.

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Jer 22:21 - I warned you when you were prosperous,
but you replied, ‘Don't bother me.'
You have been that way since childhood—
you simply will not obey me!

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Jer 22:22 - And now the wind will blow away your allies.
All your friends will be taken away as captives.
Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.

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Jer 22:25 - I will hand you over to those who seek to kill you, those you so desperately fear—to King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon and the mighty Babylonian[fn] army.

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Jer 22:26 - I will expel you and your mother from this land, and you will die in a foreign country, not in your native land.

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Jer 25:28 - And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, ‘The LORD of Heaven's Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it.

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Jer 27:2 - This is what the LORD said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.

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Jer 28:6 - He said, “Amen! May your prophecies come true! I hope the LORD does everything you say. I hope he does bring back from Babylon the treasures of this Temple and all the captives.

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Jer 30:12 - This is what the LORD says:
“Your injury is incurable—
a terrible wound.

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Jer 30:13 - There is no one to help you
or to bind up your injury.
No medicine can heal you.

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Jer 30:14 - All your lovers—your allies—have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.

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Jer 30:16 - “But all who devour you will be devoured,
and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
All who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who attack you will be attacked.

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Jer 30:17 - I will give you back your health
and heal your wounds,” says the LORD.
“For you are called an outcast—
‘Jerusalem[fn] for whom no one cares.'”

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Jer 31:4 - I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel.
You will again be happy
and dance merrily with your tambourines.

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Jer 31:16 - But now this is what the LORD says:
“Do not weep any longer,
for I will reward you,” says the LORD.
“Your children will come back to you
from the distant land of the enemy.

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Jer 31:21 - Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
Mark well the path
by which you came.
Come back again, my virgin Israel;
return to your towns here.

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Jer 32:7 - “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.'”

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Jer 32:17 - “O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!

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Jer 32:19 - You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve.

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Jer 32:21 - “You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm, and with overwhelming terror.

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Jer 32:23 - Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them.

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Jer 34:3 - You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon.

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Jer 34:5 - but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, “Alas, our master is dead!” This I have decreed, says the LORD.'”

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Jer 34:14 - I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid no attention to me.

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Jer 36:14 - the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them.

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Jer 37:18 - Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this?

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Jer 37:20 - Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don't send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there.”

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Jer 38:10 - So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”

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Jer 38:17 - Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down.

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Jer 38:20 - Jeremiah replied, “You won't be handed over to them if you choose to obey the LORD. Your life will be spared, and all will go well for you.

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Jer 38:22 - All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying,
‘What fine friends you have!
They have betrayed and misled you.
When your feet sank in the mud,
they left you to your fate!'

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Jer 38:23 - All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

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Jer 39:18 - Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Jer 40:2 - The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,

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Jer 40:4 - But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don't want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like.

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Jer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it's up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.

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Jer 40:14 - They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah refused to believe them.

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Jer 40:15 - Later Johanan had a private conference with Gedaliah and volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly. “Why should we let him come and murder you?” Johanan asked. “What will happen then to the Judeans who have returned? Why should the few of us who are still left be scattered and lost?”

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Jer 42:2 - Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the LORD your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before.

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Jer 42:3 - Pray that the LORD your God will show us what to do and where to go.”

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Jer 44:16 - “We will not listen to your messages from the LORD!

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Jer 45:5 - Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Jer 46:11 - “Go up to Gilead to get medicine,
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
But your many treatments
will bring you no healing.

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Jer 46:12 - The nations have heard of your shame.
The earth is filled with your cries of despair.
Your mightiest warriors will run into each other
and fall down together.”

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Jer 46:14 - “Shout it out in Egypt!
Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis,[fn] and Tahpanhes!
Mobilize for battle,
for the sword will devour everyone around you.

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Jer 46:15 - Why have your warriors fallen?
They cannot stand, for the LORD has knocked them down.

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Jer 46:16 - They stumble and fall over each other
and say among themselves,
‘Come, let's go back to our people,
to the land of our birth.
Let's get away from the sword of the enemy!'

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Jer 46:27 - “But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel.
For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel[fn] will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.

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Jer 47:6 - “Now, O sword of the LORD,
when will you be at rest again?
Go back into your sheath;
rest and be still.

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Jer 48:2 - No one will ever brag about Moab again,
for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her.
‘Come,' they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.'
The town of Madmen,[fn] too, will be silenced;
the sword will follow you there.

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Jer 48:7 - Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill,
you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands!

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Jer 48:18 - “Come down from your glory
and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,
for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too.
They will tear down all your towers.

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Jer 48:27 - Did you not ridicule the people of Israel?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?

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Jer 48:32 - “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards,
I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer.
Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea,[fn]
but the destroyer has stripped you bare!
He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.

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Jer 48:33 - Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab.
The presses yield no wine.
No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.

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Jer 49:5 - But look! I will bring terror upon you,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your neighbors will chase you from your land,
and no one will help your exiles as they flee.

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Jer 49:11 - But I will protect the orphans who remain among you.
Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”

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Jer 49:16 - You have been deceived
by the fear you inspire in others
and by your own pride.
You live in a rock fortress
and control the mountain heights.
But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the LORD.

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Jer 49:21 - The earth will shake with the noise of Edom's fall,
and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.[fn]

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Jer 49:26 - Her young men will fall in the streets and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Jer 50:31 - “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your day of reckoning has arrived—
the day when I will punish you.

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Jer 50:32 - O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,
and no one will raise you up.
For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon
that will burn up everything around them.”

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Jer 51:13 - You are a city by a great river,
a great center of commerce,
but your end has come.
The thread of your life is cut.

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Jer 51:23 - With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.

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Jer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,

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Lam 1:10 - The enemy has plundered her completely,
taking every precious thing she owns.
She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple,
the place the LORD had forbidden them to enter.

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Lam 1:22 - “Look at all their evil deeds, LORD.
Punish them,
as you have punished me
for all my sins.
My groans are many,
and I am sick at heart.”

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Lam 2:13 - What can I say about you?
Who has ever seen such sorrow?
O daughter of Jerusalem,
to what can I compare your anguish?
O virgin daughter of Zion,
how can I comfort you?
For your wound is as deep as the sea.
Who can heal you?

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Lam 2:14 - Your prophets have said
so many foolish things, false to the core.
They did not save you from exile
by pointing out your sins.
Instead, they painted false pictures,
filling you with false hope.

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Lam 2:16 - All your enemies mock you.
They scoff and snarl and say,
“We have destroyed her at last!
We have long waited for this day,
and it is finally here!”

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Lam 2:18 - Cry aloud[fn] before the Lord,
O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
Let your tears flow like a river
day and night.
Give yourselves no rest;
give your eyes no relief.

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Lam 2:19 - Rise during the night and cry out.
Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him in prayer,
pleading for your children,
for in every street
they are faint with hunger.

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Lam 2:21 - “See them lying in the streets—
young and old,
boys and girls,
killed by the swords of the enemy.
You have killed them in your anger,
slaughtering them without mercy.

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Lam 3:55 - But I called on your name, LORD,
from deep within the pit.

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Lam 3:56 - You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading!
Hear my cry for help!”

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Lam 3:65 - Give them hard and stubborn hearts,
and then let your curse fall on them!

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Lam 4:22 - O beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] your punishment will end;
you will soon return from exile.
But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;
soon your many sins will be exposed.

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Lam 5:19 - But LORD, you remain the same forever!
Your throne continues from generation to generation.

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Eze 2:1 - “Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.”

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Eze 2:8 - Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.”

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Eze 3:3 - “Fill your stomach with this,” he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

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Eze 3:6 - No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen!

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Eze 3:7 - But the people of Israel won't listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.

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Eze 3:8 - But look, I have made you as obstinate and hard-hearted as they are.

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Eze 3:10 - Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.

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Eze 3:11 - Then go to your people in exile and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Do this whether they listen to you or not.”

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Eze 3:18 - If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,' but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

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Eze 3:19 - If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me.

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Eze 3:20 - “If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

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Eze 3:24 - Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, “Go to your house and shut yourself in.

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Eze 3:26 - And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.

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Eze 3:27 - But when I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Those who choose to listen will listen, but those who refuse will refuse, for they are rebels.

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Eze 4:1 - “And now, son of man, take a large clay brick and set it down in front of you. Then draw a map of the city of Jerusalem on it.

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Eze 4:3 - Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel.

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Eze 4:4 - “Now lie on your left side and place the sins of Israel on yourself. You are to bear their sins for the number of days you lie there on your side.

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Eze 4:6 - After that, turn over and lie on your right side for 40 days—one day for each year of Judah's sin.

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Eze 4:7 - “Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction.

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Eze 4:8 - I will tie you up with ropes so you won't be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed.

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Eze 4:9 - “Now go and get some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and emmer wheat, and mix them together in a storage jar. Use them to make bread for yourself during the 390 days you will be lying on your side.

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Eze 4:10 - Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces[fn] of food for each day, and eat it at set times.

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Eze 4:15 - “All right,” the LORD said. “You may bake your bread with cow dung instead of human dung.”

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Eze 5:1 - “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

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Eze 5:3 - Keep just a bit of the hair and tie it up in your robe.

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Eze 5:8 - Therefore, I myself, the Sovereign LORD, am now your enemy. I will punish you publicly while all the nations watch.

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Eze 5:9 - Because of your detestable idols, I will punish you like I have never punished anyone before or ever will again.

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Eze 5:10 - Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive.

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Eze 5:11 - “As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins.

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Eze 5:12 - A third of your people will die in the city from disease and famine. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with my sword.

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Eze 5:14 - “So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by.

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Eze 5:15 - You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the LORD punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the LORD.

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Eze 5:16 - “I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone.

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Eze 6:2 - “Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

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Eze 7:3 - No hope remains,
for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.

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Eze 7:4 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Eze 7:8 - Soon I will pour out my fury on you
and unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.

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Eze 7:9 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that it is I, the LORD,
who is striking the blow.

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Eze 8:5 - Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the LORD so jealous.

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Eze 9:8 - While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?”

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Eze 10:2 - Then the LORD spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, “Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched.

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Eze 11:15 - “Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about you and your relatives and all the people of Israel who are in exile. They are saying, ‘Those people are far away from the LORD, so now he has given their land to us!'

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Eze 12:3 - “So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels.

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Eze 12:4 - Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands.

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Eze 12:6 - As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.”

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Eze 12:18 - “Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.

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Eze 13:4 - “O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins.

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Eze 13:17 - “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations.

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Eze 16:3 - Give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

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Eze 16:4 - On the day you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and wrapped in cloth.

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Eze 16:5 - No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die.

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Eze 16:6 - “But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, ‘Live!'

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Eze 16:7 - And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your body hair grew, but you were still naked.

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Eze 16:8 - And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.

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Eze 16:9 - “Then I bathed you and washed off your blood, and I rubbed fragrant oils into your skin.

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Eze 16:11 - I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,

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Eze 16:12 - a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.

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Eze 16:13 - And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!

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Eze 16:14 - Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Eze 16:15 - “But you thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking.

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Eze 16:16 - You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?

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Eze 16:17 - You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me!

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Eze 16:18 - You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to dress your idols. Then you used my special oil and my incense to worship them.

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Eze 16:20 - “Then you took your sons and daughters—the children you had borne to me—and sacrificed them to your gods. Was your prostitution not enough?

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Eze 16:21 - Must you also slaughter my children by sacrificing them to idols?

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Eze 16:22 - In all your years of adultery and detestable sin, you have not once remembered the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood.

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Eze 16:23 - “What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,

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Eze 16:25 - On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution.

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Eze 16:27 - That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct.

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Eze 16:29 - You added to your lovers by embracing Babylonia,[fn] the land of merchants, but you still weren't satisfied.

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Eze 16:30 - “What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign LORD, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute.

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Eze 16:31 - You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment.

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Eze 16:33 - Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you.

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Eze 16:34 - So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you!

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Eze 16:36 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have poured out your lust and exposed yourself in prostitution to all your lovers, and because you have worshiped detestable idols,[fn] and because you have slaughtered your children as sacrifices to your gods,

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Eze 16:37 - this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.

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Eze 16:39 - Then I will give you to these many nations who are your lovers, and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you stark naked.

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Eze 16:41 - They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.

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Eze 16:43 - But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins.

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Eze 16:45 - For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

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Eze 16:46 - “Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.

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Eze 16:47 - But you have not merely sinned as they did. You quickly surpassed them in corruption.

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Eze 16:48 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters.

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Eze 16:49 - Sodom's sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.

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Eze 16:51 - “Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you.

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Eze 16:52 - Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.

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Eze 16:53 - “But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too.

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Eze 16:54 - Then you will be truly ashamed of everything you have done, for your sins make them feel good in comparison.

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Eze 16:55 - Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored.

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Eze 16:56 - In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.

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Eze 16:57 - But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned—by Edom[fn] and all her neighbors and by Philistia.

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Eze 16:58 - This is your punishment for all your lewdness and detestable sins, says the LORD.

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Eze 16:60 - Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

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Eze 16:61 - Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant.

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Eze 16:63 - You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Eze 19:2 - “What is your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.

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Eze 19:10 - “Your mother was like a vine
planted by the water's edge.
It had lush, green foliage
because of the abundant water.

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Eze 20:46 - “Son of man, turn and face the south[fn] and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.

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Eze 21:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.

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Eze 21:6 - “Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart.

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Eze 21:12 - “Son of man, cry out and wail;
pound your thighs in anguish,
for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders—
everyone will die!

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Eze 21:16 - O sword, slash to the right,
then slash to the left,
wherever you will,
wherever you want.

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Eze 21:29 - Your prophets have given false visions,
and your fortune-tellers have told lies.
The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked
for whom the day of final reckoning has come.

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Eze 21:30 - “Now return the sword to its sheath,
for in your own country,
the land of your birth,
I will pass judgment upon you.

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Eze 21:32 - You will be fuel for the fire,
and your blood will be spilled in your own land.
You will be utterly wiped out,
your memory lost to history,
for I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Eze 22:4 - you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world.

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Eze 22:9 - People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.

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Eze 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Eze 22:13 - “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

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Eze 22:14 - How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said.

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Eze 22:15 - I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.

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Eze 22:25 - Your princes[fn] plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They make many widows in the land.

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Eze 23:19 - Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt.

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Eze 23:21 - And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your breasts to be fondled.

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Eze 23:22 - “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will send your lovers against you from every direction—those very nations from which you turned away in disgust.

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Eze 23:25 - I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned.

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Eze 23:26 - They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels.

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Eze 23:27 - In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt.

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Eze 23:28 - “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you loathe, those you rejected.

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Eze 23:29 - They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world.

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Eze 23:31 - Because you have followed in your sister's footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.

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Eze 23:32 - “Yes, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“You will drink from your sister's cup of terror,
a cup that is large and deep.
It is filled to the brim
with scorn and derision.

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Eze 23:33 - Drunkenness and anguish will fill you,
for your cup is filled to the brim with distress and desolation,
the same cup your sister Samaria drank.

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Eze 23:35 - “And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution.”

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Eze 23:40 - “You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them.

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Eze 24:14 - “I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come, and I won't hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD.”

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Eze 24:16 - “Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears.

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Eze 24:17 - Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

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Eze 24:27 - And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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Eze 25:2 - “Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.

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Eze 25:4 - I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and drink the milk from your livestock.

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Eze 25:6 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,

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Eze 26:4 - They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!

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Eze 26:8 - First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you.

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Eze 26:9 - He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers.

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Eze 26:10 - The hooves of his horses will choke the city with dust, and the noise of the charioteers and chariot wheels will shake your walls as they storm through your broken gates.

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Eze 26:11 - His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.

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Eze 26:12 - “They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.

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Eze 26:13 - I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.

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Eze 26:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter.

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Eze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble at your fall.
The islands are dismayed as you disappear.

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Eze 27:4 - You extended your boundaries into the sea.
Your builders made your beauty perfect.

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Eze 27:6 - They carved your oars
from the oaks of Bashan.
Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus[fn]
was inlaid with ivory.

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Eze 27:7 - Your sails were made of Egypt's finest linen,
and they flew as a banner above you.
You stood beneath blue and purple awnings
made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

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Eze 27:8 - Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad;
your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself.

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Eze 27:9 - Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking.
Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.

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Eze 27:10 - “Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya[fn] served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor.

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Eze 27:11 - Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.

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Eze 27:12 - “Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

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Eze 27:13 - Merchants from Greece,[fn] Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you.

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Eze 27:14 - “From Beth-togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules, all in exchange for your goods.

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Eze 27:15 - Merchants came to you from Dedan.[fn] Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

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Eze 27:16 - “Syria[fn] sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies.

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Eze 27:17 - Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs,[fn] honey, olive oil, and balm.

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Eze 27:18 - “Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar.

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Eze 27:19 - Greeks from Uzal[fn] came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus were bartered for your wares.

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Eze 27:20 - “Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you.

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Eze 27:21 - The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods.

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Eze 27:22 - The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares.

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Eze 27:23 - “Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too.

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Eze 27:25 - The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!

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Eze 27:26 - “But look! Your oarsmen
have taken you into stormy seas!
A mighty eastern gale
has wrecked you in the heart of the sea!

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Eze 27:27 - Everything is lost—
your riches and wares,
your sailors and pilots,
your ship builders, merchants, and warriors.
On the day of your ruin,
everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea.

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Eze 27:28 - Your cities by the sea tremble
as your pilots cry out in terror.

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Eze 27:29 - All the oarsmen abandon their ships;
the sailors and pilots on shore come to stand on the beach.

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Eze 27:33 - The merchandise you traded
satisfied the desires of many nations.
Kings at the ends of the earth
were enriched by your trade.

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Eze 27:34 - Now you are a wrecked ship,
broken at the bottom of the sea.
All your merchandise and crew
have gone down with you.

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Eze 28:2 - “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god!
I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.'
But you are only a man and not a god,
though you boast that you are a god.

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Eze 28:4 - With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth—
gold and silver for your treasuries.

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Eze 28:5 - Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich,
and your riches have made you very proud.

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Eze 28:6 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
Because you think you are as wise as a god,

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Eze 28:7 - I will now bring against you a foreign army,
the terror of the nations.
They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom
and defile your splendor!

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Eze 28:13 - You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone[fn]—
red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald—
all beautifully crafted for you
and set in the finest gold.
They were given to you
on the day you were created.

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Eze 28:15 - “You were blameless in all you did
from the day you were created
until the day evil was found in you.

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Eze 28:16 - Your rich commerce led you to violence,
and you sinned.
So I banished you in disgrace
from the mountain of God.
I expelled you, O mighty guardian,
from your place among the stones of fire.

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Eze 28:17 - Your heart was filled with pride
because of all your beauty.
Your wisdom was corrupted
by your love of splendor.
So I threw you to the ground
and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

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Eze 28:18 - You defiled your sanctuaries
with your many sins and your dishonest trade.
So I brought fire out from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.

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Eze 28:21 - “Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it.

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Eze 28:23 - I will send a plague against you,
and blood will be spilled in your streets.
The attack will come from every direction,
and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls.
Then everyone will know
that I am the LORD.

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Eze 29:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt.

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Eze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws
and drag you out on the land
with fish sticking to your scales.

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Eze 29:5 - I will leave you and all your fish
stranded in the wilderness to die.
You will lie unburied on the open ground,
for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.

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Eze 29:7 - When Israel leaned on you,
you splintered and broke
and stabbed her in the armpit.
When she put her weight on you, you gave way,
and her back was thrown out of joint.

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Eze 29:10 - I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.[fn]

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Eze 31:2 - “Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes:
“To whom would you compare your greatness?

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Eze 31:10 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Egypt[fn] became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds,

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Eze 32:2 - “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message:
“You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations,
but you are really just a sea monster,
heaving around in your own rivers,
stirring up mud with your feet.

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Eze 32:4 - I will leave you stranded on the land to die.
All the birds of the heavens will land on you,
and the wild animals of the whole earth
will gorge themselves on you.

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Eze 32:5 - I will scatter your flesh on the hills
and fill the valleys with your bones.

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Eze 32:6 - I will drench the earth with your gushing blood
all the way to the mountains,
filling the ravines to the brim.

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Eze 32:8 - I will darken the bright stars overhead
and cover your land in darkness.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Eze 32:9 - “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.

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Eze 32:10 - Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.

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Eze 32:12 - I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors—
the terror of the nations.
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
and all its hordes will be destroyed.

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Eze 33:2 - “Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman.

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Eze 33:8 - If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

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Eze 33:12 - “Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins.

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Eze 33:17 - “Your people are saying, ‘The Lord isn't doing what's right,' but it is they who are not doing what's right.

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Eze 33:30 - “Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, ‘Come on, let's go hear the prophet tell us what the LORD is saying!'

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Eze 33:31 - So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.

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Eze 33:32 - You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don't act on it!

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Eze 35:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.

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Eze 35:4 - I will demolish your cities
and make you desolate.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Eze 35:8 - I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your ravines will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword.

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Eze 35:9 - I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Eze 35:11 - Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will pay back your angry deeds with my own. I will punish you for all your acts of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel[fn] by what I do to you.

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Eze 35:12 - Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you spoke against the mountains of Israel. For you said, ‘They are desolate; they have been given to us as food to eat!'

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Eze 35:13 - In saying that, you boasted proudly against me, and I have heard it all!

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Eze 36:13 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The other nations taunt you, saying, ‘Israel is a land that devours its own people and robs them of their children!'

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Eze 36:14 - But you will never again devour your people or rob them of their children, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Eze 37:17 - Now hold them together in your hand as if they were one piece of wood.

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Eze 37:18 - When your people ask you what your actions mean,

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Eze 37:20 - “Then hold out the pieces of wood you have inscribed, so the people can see them.

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Eze 38:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.

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Eze 38:4 - I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords.

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Eze 38:7 - “Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.

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Eze 38:10 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.

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Eze 38:12 - I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!'

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Eze 38:13 - But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?'

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Eze 38:15 - You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army,

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Eze 39:3 - I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.

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Eze 40:4 - He said to me, “Son of man, watch and listen. Pay close attention to everything I show you. You have been brought here so I can show you many things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen.”

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Eze 44:5 - And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the LORD's Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple's entrances and exits.

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Dan 1:12 - “Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,” Daniel said.

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Dan 1:13 - “At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the king's food. Then make your decision in light of what you see.”

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Dan 2:4 - Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic,[fn] “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”

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Dan 2:28 - But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.

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Dan 2:29 - “While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen.

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Dan 2:30 - And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart.

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Dan 2:31 - “In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight.

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Dan 2:38 - He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold.

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Dan 2:39 - “But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world.

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Dan 3:12 - But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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Dan 3:17 - If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.

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Dan 3:18 - But even if he doesn't, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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Dan 4:19 - “Upon hearing this, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) was overcome for a time, frightened by the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, don't be alarmed by the dream and what it means.' “Belteshazzar replied, ‘I wish the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my lord, and not to you!

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Dan 4:22 - That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.

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Dan 4:25 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.

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Dan 4:27 - “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.'

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Dan 4:32 - You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.'

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Dan 5:10 - But when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “Long live the king! Don't be so pale and frightened.

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Dan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar's reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.

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Dan 5:16 - I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

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Dan 5:17 - Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts or give them to someone else, but I will tell you what the writing means.

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Dan 5:18 - Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.

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Dan 5:22 - “You are his successor,[fn] O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.

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Dan 5:23 - For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

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Dan 5:26 - This is what these words mean:
Mene means ‘numbered'—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.

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Dan 5:28 - Parsin[fn] means ‘divided'—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

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Dan 6:7 - We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.

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Dan 6:13 - Then they told the king, “That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day.”

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Dan 6:16 - So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to him, “May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you.”

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Dan 6:20 - When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”

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Dan 9:4 - I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.

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Dan 9:5 - But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.

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Dan 9:6 - We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land.

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Dan 9:11 - All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice. “So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin.

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Dan 9:13 - Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth.

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Dan 9:15 - “O Lord our God, you brought lasting honor to your name by rescuing your people from Egypt in a great display of power. But we have sinned and are full of wickedness.

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Dan 9:16 - In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors.

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Dan 9:17 - “O our God, hear your servant's prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.

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Dan 9:18 - “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.

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Dan 9:19 - “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”

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Dan 9:23 - The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision.

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Dan 9:24 - “A period of seventy sets of seven[fn] has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[fn]

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Dan 10:11 - And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling.

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Dan 10:12 - Then he said, “Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.

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Dan 10:14 - Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come.”

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Dan 10:16 - Then the one who looked like a man[fn] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak.

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Dan 10:17 - How can someone like me, your servant, talk to you, my lord? My strength is gone, and I can hardly breathe.”

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Dan 11:14 - At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.

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Dan 12:1 - “At that time Michael, the archangel[fn] who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.

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Dan 12:13 - “As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you.”

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Hos 4:5 - So you will stumble in broad daylight,
and your false prophets will fall with you in the night.
And I will destroy Israel, your mother.

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Hos 4:6 - My people are being destroyed
because they don't know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.

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Hos 6:9 - Priests form bands of robbers,
waiting in ambush for their victims.
They murder travelers along the road to Shechem
and practice every kind of sin.

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Hos 8:5 - “O Samaria, I reject this calf—
this idol you have made.
My fury burns against you.
How long will you be incapable of innocence?

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Hos 8:6 - This calf you worship, O Israel,
was crafted by your own hands!
It is not God!
Therefore, it must be smashed to bits.

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Hos 9:1 - O people of Israel,
do not rejoice as other nations do.
For you have been unfaithful to your God,
hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,
worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

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Hos 9:7 - The time of Israel's punishment has come;
the day of payment is here.
Soon Israel will know this all too well.
Because of your great sin and hostility,
you say, “The prophets are crazy
and the inspired men are fools!”

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Hos 10:13 - “But you have cultivated wickedness
and harvested a thriving crop of sins.
You have eaten the fruit of lies—
trusting in your military might,
believing that great armies
could make your nation safe.

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Hos 10:14 - Now the terrors of war
will rise among your people.
All your fortifications will fall,
just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel.
Even mothers and children
were dashed to death there.

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Hos 11:8 - “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
and my compassion overflows.

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Hos 12:6 - So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.

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Hos 12:9 - “But I am the LORD your God,
who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
And I will make you live in tents again,
as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters.[fn]

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Hos 13:4 - “I have been the LORD your God
ever since I brought you out of Egypt.
You must acknowledge no God but me,
for there is no other savior.

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Hos 13:9 - “You are about to be destroyed, O Israel—
yes, by me, your only helper.

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Hos 13:10 - Now where is[fn] your king?
Let him save you!
Where are all the leaders of the land,
the king and the officials you demanded of me?

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Hos 13:13 - Pain has come to the people
like the pain of childbirth,
but they are like a child
who resists being born.
The moment of birth has arrived,
but they stay in the womb!

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Hos 13:14 - “Should I ransom them from the grave[fn]?
Should I redeem them from death?
O death, bring on your terrors!
O grave, bring on your plagues![fn]
For I will not take pity on them.

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Hos 14:1 - [fn]Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,
for your sins have brought you down.

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Hos 14:8 - “O Israel,[fn] stay away from idols!
I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you.
I am like a tree that is always green;
all your fruit comes from me.”

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Joe 2:17 - Let the priests, who minister in the LORD's presence,
stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar.
Let them pray, “Spare your people, LORD!
Don't let your special possession become an object of mockery.
Don't let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say,
‘Has the God of Israel left them?'”

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Amo 3:11 - Therefore,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”

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Amo 4:10 - “I sent plagues on you
like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago.
I killed your young men in war
and led all your horses away.[fn]
The stench of death filled the air!
But still you would not return to me,”
says the LORD.

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Amo 4:12 - “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced.
Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”

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Amo 5:17 - There will be wailing in every vineyard,
for I will destroy them all,”
says the LORD.

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Amo 5:23 - Away with your noisy hymns of praise!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.

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Amo 7:17 - But this is what the LORD says:
‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city,
and your sons and daughters will be killed.
Your land will be divided up,
and you yourself will die in a foreign land.
And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile,
far from their homeland.'”

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Amo 8:14 - And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria—
who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan
and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba[fn]—
they will all fall down,
never to rise again.”

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Oba 1:3 - You have been deceived by your own pride
because you live in a rock fortress
and make your home high in the mountains.
‘Who can ever reach us way up here?'
you ask boastfully.

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Oba 1:4 - But even if you soar as high as eagles
and build your nest among the stars,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the LORD.

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Oba 1:7 - “All your allies will turn against you.
They will help to chase you from your land.
They will promise you peace
while plotting to deceive and destroy you.
Your trusted friends will set traps for you,
and you won't even know about it.

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Oba 1:9 - The mightiest warriors of Teman
will be terrified,
and everyone on the mountains of Edom
will be cut down in the slaughter.

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Oba 1:10 - “Because of the violence you did
to your close relatives in Israel,[fn]
you will be filled with shame
and destroyed forever.

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Oba 1:12 - “You should not have gloated
when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.
You should not have rejoiced
when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.
You should not have spoken arrogantly
in that terrible time of trouble.

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Oba 1:15 - “The day is near when I, the LORD,
will judge all godless nations!
As you have done to Israel,
so it will be done to you.
All your evil deeds
will fall back on your own heads.

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Jon 1:6 - So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”

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Jon 1:8 - “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”

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Jon 2:3 - You threw me into the ocean depths,
and I sank down to the heart of the sea.
The mighty waters engulfed me;
I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.

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Jon 2:4 - Then I said, ‘O LORD, you have driven me from your presence.
Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.'

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Jon 2:7 - As my life was slipping away,
I remembered the LORD.
And my earnest prayer went out to you
in your holy Temple.

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Mic 1:16 - Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
for the children you love will be snatched away.
Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.

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Mic 4:9 - But why are you now screaming in terror?
Have you no king to lead you?
Have your wise people all died?
Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.

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Mic 4:10 - Writhe and groan like a woman in labor,
you people of Jerusalem,[fn]
for now you must leave this city
to live in the open country.
You will soon be sent in exile
to distant Babylon.
But the LORD will rescue you there;
he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies.

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Mic 4:13 - “Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!”[fn]
says the LORD.
“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,
so you can trample many nations to pieces.
You will present their stolen riches to the LORD,
their wealth to the LORD of all the earth.”

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Mic 5:9 - The people of Israel will stand up to their foes,
and all their enemies will be wiped out.

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Mic 5:10 - “In that day,” says the LORD,
“I will slaughter your horses
and destroy your chariots.

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Mic 5:11 - I will tear down your walls
and demolish your defenses.

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Mic 5:12 - I will put an end to all witchcraft,
and there will be no more fortune-tellers.

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Mic 5:13 - I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.

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Mic 5:14 - I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles
and destroy your pagan cities.

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Mic 6:1 - Listen to what the LORD is saying:
“Stand up and state your case against me.
Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.

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Mic 6:4 - For I brought you out of Egypt
and redeemed you from slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.

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Mic 6:8 - No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.

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Mic 6:13 - “Therefore, I will wound you!
I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.

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Mic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.

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Mic 7:5 - Don't trust anyone—
not your best friend or even your wife!

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Mic 7:10 - Then my enemies will see that the LORD is on my side.
They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying,
“So where is the LORD—
that God of yours?”
With my own eyes I will see their downfall;
they will be trampled like mud in the streets.

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Mic 7:11 - In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt,
and your borders will be extended.

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Mic 7:12 - People from many lands will come and honor you—
from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt,
from Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River,[fn]
and from distant seas and mountains.

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Mic 7:14 - O LORD, protect your people with your shepherd's staff;
lead your flock, your special possession.
Though they live alone in a thicket
on the heights of Mount Carmel,[fn]
let them graze in the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead
as they did long ago.

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Mic 7:15 - “Yes,” says the LORD,
“I will do mighty miracles for you,
like those I did when I rescued you
from slavery in Egypt.”

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Nah 1:12 - This is what the LORD says:
“Though the Assyrians have many allies,
they will be destroyed and disappear.
O my people, I have punished you before,
but I will not punish you again.

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Nah 1:13 - Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck
and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”

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Nah 1:14 - And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”

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Nah 1:15 - [fn]Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!
He is bringing a message of peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah,
and fulfill all your vows,
for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again.
They will be completely destroyed!

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Nah 2:1 - [fn]Your enemy is coming to crush you, Nineveh.
Man the ramparts! Watch the roads!
Prepare your defenses! Call out your forces!

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Nah 2:13 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke.
Your young men[fn] will be killed in battle.
Never again will you plunder conquered nations.
The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.”

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Nah 3:5 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.

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Nah 3:6 - I will cover you with filth
and show the world how vile you really are.

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Nah 3:12 - All your fortresses will fall.
They will be devoured like the ripe figs
that fall into the mouths
of those who shake the trees.

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Nah 3:13 - Your troops will be as weak
and helpless as women.
The gates of your land will be opened wide to the enemy
and set on fire and burned.

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Nah 3:14 - Get ready for the siege!
Store up water!
Strengthen the defenses!
Go into the pits to trample clay,
and pack it into molds,
making bricks to repair the walls.

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Nah 3:16 - Your merchants have multiplied
until they outnumber the stars.
But like a swarm of locusts,
they strip the land and fly away.

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Nah 3:17 - Your guards[fn] and officials are also like swarming locusts
that crowd together in the hedges on a cold day.
But like locusts that fly away when the sun comes up,
all of them will fly away and disappear.

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Nah 3:18 - Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king;
your princes lie dead in the dust.
Your people are scattered across the mountains
with no one to gather them together.

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Nah 3:19 - There is no healing for your wound;
your injury is fatal.
All who hear of your destruction
will clap their hands for joy.
Where can anyone be found
who has not suffered from your continual cruelty?

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Hab 2:7 - Suddenly, your debtors will take action.
They will turn on you and take all you have,
while you stand trembling and helpless.

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Hab 2:10 - But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.

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Hab 2:16 - But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.
Come, drink and be exposed![fn]
Drink from the cup of the LORD's judgment,
and all your glory will be turned to shame.

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Hab 3:2 - I have heard all about you, LORD.
I am filled with awe by your amazing works.
In this time of our deep need,
help us again as you did in years gone by.
And in your anger,
remember your mercy.

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Hab 3:8 - Was it in anger, LORD, that you struck the rivers
and parted the sea?
Were you displeased with them?
No, you were sending your chariots of salvation!

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Hab 3:9 - You brandished your bow
and your quiver of arrows.
You split open the earth with flowing rivers.

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Hab 3:11 - The sun and moon stood still in the sky
as your brilliant arrows flew
and your glittering spear flashed.

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Hab 3:13 - You went out to rescue your chosen people,
to save your anointed ones.
You crushed the heads of the wicked
and stripped their bones from head to toe.

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Hab 3:15 - You trampled the sea with your horses,
and the mighty waters piled high.

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Zep 3:11 - On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,
for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.

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Zep 3:14 - Sing, O daughter of Zion;
shout aloud, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

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Zep 3:15 - For the LORD will remove his hand of judgment
and will disperse the armies of your enemy.
And the LORD himself, the King of Israel,
will live among you!
At last your troubles will be over,
and you will never again fear disaster.

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Zep 3:16 - On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,
“Cheer up, Zion! Don't be afraid!

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Zep 3:17 - For the LORD your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[fn]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

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Zec 2:10 - The LORD says, “Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] for I am coming to live among you.

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Zec 2:11 - Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you.

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Zec 3:4 - So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.”

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Zec 3:8 - “Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.

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Zec 5:5 - Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what's coming.”

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Zec 9:9 - Rejoice, O people of Zion![fn]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[fn]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey's colt.

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Zec 9:11 - Because of the covenant I made with you,
sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
from death in a waterless dungeon.

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Zec 9:12 - Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

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Zec 9:13 - Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem[fn] is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.[fn]

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Zec 11:1 - Open your doors, Lebanon,
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.

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Zec 13:6 - And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest?[fn]' he will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends' house!'

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Zec 14:1 - Watch, for the day of the LORD is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you!

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Mal 1:6 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!
“But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?'

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Mal 1:8 - When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn't that wrong? And isn't it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Mal 2:14 - You cry out, “Why doesn't the LORD accept my worship?” I'll tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows.

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Mal 2:15 - Didn't the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his.[fn] And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

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Mal 2:16 - “For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,[fn]” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

P-GSF

Occurrences: 24 times in 14 verses

Speech: Personal / Possessive Pronoun

Parsing: Genitive Singular Feminine

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Rth 1:10 - “No,” they said. “We want to go with you to your people.”

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Rth 1:15 - “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.”

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Rth 1:16 - But Ruth replied, “Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

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Rth 2:9 - See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”

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Rth 2:11 - “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.

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Rth 2:12 - May the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”

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Rth 2:13 - “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”

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Rth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.

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Rth 3:3 - Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don't let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking.

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Rth 3:10 - “The LORD bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.

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Rth 3:15 - Then Boaz said to her, “Bring your cloak and spread it out.” He measured six scoops[fn] of barley into the cloak and placed it on her back. Then he[fn] returned to the town.

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Rth 3:17 - and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'”

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Rth 4:14 - Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the LORD, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel.

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Rth 4:15 - May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!”

P-GSM

Occurrences: 10 times in 6 verses

Speech: Personal / Possessive Pronoun

Parsing: Genitive Singular Masculine

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Rth 2:10 - Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. “What have I done to deserve such kindness?” she asked. “I am only a foreigner.”

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Rth 2:13 - “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”

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Rth 3:9 - “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.”

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Rth 4:4 - I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don't want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.”
The man replied, “All right, I'll redeem it.”

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Rth 4:11 - Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

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Rth 4:12 - And may the LORD give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”

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