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Ezekiel 16:8
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (A)so I spread [a]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (B)swore an oath to you and entered into a (C)covenant with you, and (D)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment
Ezekiel 16:8
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(A) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(B) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(C)
Jeremiah 2:2-3
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Jeremiah 2:2-3
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2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“I remember you,
The kindness of your (A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
(B)When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
3 (C)Israel was holiness to the Lord,
(D)The firstfruits of His increase.
(E)All that devour him will offend;
Disaster will (F)come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
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- Jeremiah 2:2 followed
Jeremiah 2:2-3
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Jeremiah 2:2-3
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2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:
“This is what the Lord says:
“‘I remember the devotion of your youth,(A)
how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,(B)
through a land not sown.
3 Israel was holy(C) to the Lord,(D)
the firstfruits(E) of his harvest;
all who devoured(F) her were held guilty,(G)
and disaster overtook them,’”
declares the Lord.
Isaiah 43:4
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Isaiah 43:4
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4 Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have (A)loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.
Isaiah 43:4
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Isaiah 43:4
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Ruth 3:9
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Ruth 3:9
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Ruth 3:9
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Ruth 3:9
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9 “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment(A) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[a](B) of our family.”
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- Ruth 3:9 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 12 and 13.
Romans 5:8
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Romans 5:8
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8 But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Romans 5:8
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Romans 5:8
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8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(A)
Ezekiel 16:6
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Ezekiel 16:6
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6 “And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’
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Ezekiel 16:6
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Ezekiel 16:6
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6 “‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”[a](A)
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- Ezekiel 16:6 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts repeat and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”
Hosea 11:1
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Hosea 11:1
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Hosea 11:1
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Hosea 11:1
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God’s Love for Israel
1 Samuel 12:22
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1 Samuel 12:22
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22 For (A)the Lord will not forsake (B)His people, (C)for His great name’s sake, because (D)it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.
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1 Samuel 12:22
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1 Samuel 12:22
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22 For the sake(A) of his great name(B) the Lord will not reject(C) his people, because the Lord was pleased to make(D) you his own.
Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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6 “For you are a [a]holy people to the Lord your God; (A)the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. 7 The Lord did not set His (B)love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were (C)the least of all peoples; 8 but (D)because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep (E)the oath which He swore to your fathers, (F)the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of [b]bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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- Deuteronomy 7:6 set-apart
- Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery
Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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6 For you are a people holy(A) to the Lord your God.(B) The Lord your God has chosen(C) you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.(D)
7 The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous(E) than other peoples, for you were the fewest(F) of all peoples.(G) 8 But it was because the Lord loved(H) you and kept the oath he swore(I) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(J) and redeemed(K) you from the land of slavery,(L) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 4:31
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Deuteronomy 4:31
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31 (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor (A)destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.
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Deuteronomy 4:31
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Deuteronomy 4:31
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31 For the Lord your God is a merciful(A) God; he will not abandon(B) or destroy(C) you or forget(D) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Exodus 32:13
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Exodus 32:13
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13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You (A)swore by Your own self, and said to them, (B)‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”
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Exodus 32:13
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Exodus 32:13
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13 Remember(A) your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self:(B) ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars(C) in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land(D) I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’”
Exodus 19:4-8
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Exodus 19:4-8
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4 (A)‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how (B)I [a]bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now (C)therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and (D)keep My covenant, then (E)you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is (F)Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a (G)kingdom of priests and a (H)holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
7 So Moses came and called for the (I)elders of the people, and [b]laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. 8 Then (J)all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
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- Exodus 19:4 sustained
- Exodus 19:7 set
Exodus 19:4-8
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Exodus 19:4-8
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4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,(A) and how I carried you on eagles’ wings(B) and brought you to myself.(C) 5 Now if you obey me fully(D) and keep my covenant,(E) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(F) Although the whole earth(G) is mine, 6 you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(H) and a holy nation.’(I) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders(J) of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak.(K) 8 The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.”(L) So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.
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- Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6 You
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 The Lord has appeared [a]of old to me, saying:
“Yes, (A)I have loved you with (B)an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have (C)drawn you.
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Lit. from afar
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
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