The Lord Had Pity

18 (A)Then the Lord became jealous for his land
    (B)and had pity on his people.

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“Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

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14 So (A)the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (B)I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.

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13 As (A)a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion (B)to those who fear him.

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11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of (A)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen (B)the purpose of the Lord, how (C)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

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22 (A)The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
    (B)his mercies never come to an end;

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off

Prayer for Mercy

15 (A)Look down from heaven and see,
    (B)from your holy and beautiful[a] habitation.
Where are (C)your zeal and your might?
    The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
    are held back from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:15 Or holy and glorious

(A)In all their affliction he was afflicted,[a]
    and the angel of his presence saved them;
(B)in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
    (C)he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or he did not afflict

10 (A)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
    and (B)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
    but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

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16 (A)They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods;
    with abominations they provoked him to anger.

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20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (A)ran and (B)embraced him and (C)kissed him.

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How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
    How can I hand you over, O Israel?
(A)How can I make you (B)like Admah?
    How can I treat you (C)like Zeboiim?
(D)My heart recoils within me;
    my compassion grows warm and tender.
I will not execute my burning anger;
    I will not again destroy Ephraim;
(E)for I am God and not a man,
    (F)the Holy One in your midst,
    and I will not come in wrath.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:9 Or into the city

20 (A)Is Ephraim my dear son?
    (B)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
    I do remember him still.
(C)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
    I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels

13 (A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war (B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (C)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

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17 But (A)the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on (B)those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to (C)children's children,

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16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and (A)he became impatient over the misery of Israel.

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43 (A)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[a]
    bow down to him, all gods,[b]
for he (B)avenges the blood of his children[c]
    and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[d]
    and cleanses[e] his people's land.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
  3. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
  4. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
  5. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
  6. Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people

36 For (A)the Lord will vindicate[a] his people
    (B)and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, (C)bond or free.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Septuagint judge

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