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Ezekiel 16:8
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 I passed by you again and looked on you; you were at the age for love. I spread the edge of my cloak over you and covered your nakedness: I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.(A)
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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 proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord:
I remember the devotion of your youth,
your love as a bride,
how you followed me in the wilderness,
in a land not sown.(A)
3 Israel was holy to the Lord,
the first fruits of his harvest.
All who ate of it were held guilty;
disaster came upon them,
says the Lord.(B)
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 Because you are precious in my sight
and honored and I love you,
I give people in return for you,
nations in exchange for your life.(A)
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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9 He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant; spread your cloak over your servant, for you are next-of-kin.”[a](A)
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- 3.9 Or one with the right to redeem
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.”
Footnotes
- 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 God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(A)
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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 I passed by you and saw you flailing about in your blood. As you lay in your blood, I said to you, “Live!(A)
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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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God’s Compassion Despite Israel’s Ingratitude
11 When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.(A)
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 the Lord will not cast away his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.(A)
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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 people holy to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession.(A)
7 “It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples.(B) 8 It was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors 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.(C)
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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 Because the Lord your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you nor destroy you; he will not forget the covenant with your ancestors that he swore to them.(A)
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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, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”(A)
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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 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.(A) 5 Now, therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine,(B) 6 but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.”(C)
7 So Moses went, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. 8 The people all answered as one, “Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.” Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.(D)
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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 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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