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 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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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
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
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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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
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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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 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 23:5-12
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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
Romans 9:13
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13 As it is written, (A)“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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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.”
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.
Psalm 73:1
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Deuteronomy 33:3
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3 Yes, (A)he loved his people,[a]
(B)all his holy ones were in his[b] hand;
(C)so they followed[c] in your steps,
receiving direction from you,
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- Deuteronomy 33:3 Septuagint; Hebrew peoples
- Deuteronomy 33:3 Hebrew your
- Deuteronomy 33:3 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Numbers 22:35
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35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, (A)but speak only the word that I tell you.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.
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Malachi 1:2
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The Lord's Love for Israel
2 (A)“I have loved you,” says the Lord. (B)But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau (C)Jacob's brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet (D)I have loved Jacob
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and (A)I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you (B)and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, (C)and you became mine.
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