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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned (A)the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(A) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(B) you.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but (A)it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping (B)the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous(A) than other peoples, for you were the fewest(B) of all peoples.(C) 8 But it was because the Lord loved(D) you and kept the oath he swore(E) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(F) and redeemed(G) you from the land of slavery,(H) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Romans 8:31
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Romans 8:31
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God's Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these things? (A)If God is for us, who can be[a] against us?
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- Romans 8:31 Or who is
Romans 8:31
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Romans 8:31
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More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(A) If God is for us,(B) who can be against us?(C)
Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But[a] God, being (A)rich in mercy, (B)because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even (C)when we were dead in our trespasses, (D)made us alive together with Christ—(E)by grace you have been saved—
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- Ephesians 2:4 Or And
Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(B)—it is by grace you have been saved.(C)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For (A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.
(A)I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore (B)I have continued (C)my faithfulness to you.
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar
Romans 11:28
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Romans 11:28
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28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are (A)beloved for the sake of their forefathers.
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Romans 11:28
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Romans 11:28
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28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(A) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(B)
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion
and (A)like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
(B)Blessed are those who bless you,
and cursed are those who curse you.”
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?
Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 And the Lord met Balaam and (A)put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.” 17 And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?” 18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
19 (B)God is not man, that he should lie,
or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
20 Behold, I received a command to bless:
(C)he has blessed, and (D)I cannot revoke it.
21 (E)He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob,
nor has he seen trouble in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them,
and the shout of a king is among them.
22 (F)God brings them out of Egypt
and is for them like (G)the horns of the wild ox.
23 For there is no enchantment against Jacob,
no (H)divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
(I)‘What has God wrought!’
24 Behold, a people! (J)As a lioness it rises up
and as a lion it lifts itself;
(K)it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey
and drunk the blood of the slain.”
25 And Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.” 26 But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, (L)‘All that the Lord says, that I must do’?”
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Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.(B) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Then he spoke his message:(C)
“Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.(D)
19 God is not human,(E) that he should lie,(F)
not a human being, that he should change his mind.(G)
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise(H) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(I)
he has blessed,(J) and I cannot change it.(K)
21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(L)
no misery observed[a] in Israel.(M)
The Lord their God is with them;(N)
the shout of the King(O) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(P)
they have the strength of a wild ox.(Q)
23 There is no divination against[b] Jacob,
no evil omens(R) against[c] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(S)
they rouse themselves like a lion(T)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
and drinks the blood(U) of its victims.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(V)
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- Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 And the Lord (A)put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” 6 And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering. 7 And Balaam (B)took up his discourse and said,
“From (C)Aram Balak has brought me,
the king of Moab (D)from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, (E)curse Jacob for me,
and come, denounce Israel!’
8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
9 For from the top of the crags (F)I see him,
from the hills I behold him;
behold, (G)a people dwelling alone,
and (H)not counting itself among the nations!
10 (I)Who can count the dust of Jacob
or number the fourth part[a] of Israel?
Let me die (J)the death of the upright,
and let my end be like his!”
11 And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? (K)I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them.” 12 And he answered and said, (L)“Must I not take care to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”
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- Numbers 23:10 Or dust clouds
Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(B)
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(C) 7 Then Balaam(D) spoke his message:(E)
“Balak brought me from Aram,(F)
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(G)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’(H)
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?(I)
How can I denounce
those whom the Lord has not denounced?(J)
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.(K)
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.(L)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob(M)
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,(N)
and may my final end be like theirs!(O)”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(P) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(Q)
12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(R)
Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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13 As it is written, (A)“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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- Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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5 O my people, remember (A)what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from (B)Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know (C)the righteous acts of the Lord.”
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like (A)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
(B)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
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