2 Samuel 7:14
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14 (A) I will be his father, and he will be my son.
When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents.
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1 Chronicles 17:13
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13 (A) I will be like a father to him, and he will be like a son to me. I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you.
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Isaiah 43:6
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6 I will say to the north
and to the south,
“Free my sons and daughters!
Let them return
from distant lands.
Jeremiah 31:9
Contemporary English Version
9 They will weep and pray
as I bring them home.
I will lead them
to streams of water.
They will walk on a level[a] road
and not stumble.
I am a father to Israel,[b]
my favorite children.
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