Ezra 7:28
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28 and (A)has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes.
So I was encouraged, as (B)the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.
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Ezra 9:9
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9 (A)For we were slaves. (B)Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but (C)He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us (D)a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
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2 Timothy 4:17-18
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The Lord Is Faithful
17 (A)But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, (B)so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered (C)out of the mouth of the lion. 18 (D)And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. (E)To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
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Nehemiah 2:8
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8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the [a]citadel which pertains (A)to the [b]temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me (B)according to the good hand of my God upon me.
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- Nehemiah 2:8 palace
- Nehemiah 2:8 Lit. house
Ezra 5:5
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5 But (A)the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a (B)written answer was returned concerning this matter.
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Ezra 8:18
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18 Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they (A)brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men;
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Jonah 3:7
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7 (A)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [a]nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water.
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- Jonah 3:7 Lit. great ones
Nehemiah 1:11
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11 O Lord, I pray, please (A)let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who (B)desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
For I was the king’s (C)cupbearer.
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Ezra 7:14
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14 And whereas you are being sent [a]by the king and his (A)seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand;
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- Ezra 7:14 from before
Ezra 7:9
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9 On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, (A)according to the good hand of his God upon him.
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Ezra 7:6
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6 this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was (A)a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, (B)according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
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Genesis 43:14
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14 And may God (A)Almighty (B)give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. (C)If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”
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Genesis 32:28
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28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
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