Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Consider your ways!

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Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways.

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40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;

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40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(A)
    and let us return to the Lord.(B)

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Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, (A)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [a]are (B)disqualified.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 do not stand the test

Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test?

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Promised Blessing

15 ‘And now, carefully (A)consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord 16 since those days, (B)when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. 17 (C)I struck you with blight and mildew and hail (D)in all the labors of your hands; (E)yet you did not turn to Me,’ says the Lord. 18 ‘Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from (F)the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid—consider it:

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15 “‘Now give careful thought(A) to this from this day on[a]—consider how things were before one stone was laid(B) on another in the Lord’s temple.(C) 16 When anyone came to a heap(D) of twenty measures, there were only ten. When anyone went to a wine vat(E) to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty.(F) 17 I struck all the work of your hands(G) with blight,(H) mildew and hail,(I) yet you did not return(J) to me,’ declares the Lord.(K) 18 ‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought(L) to the day when the foundation(M) of the Lord’s temple was laid. Give careful thought:

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  1. Haggai 2:15 Or to the days past

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways.

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17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

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17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!

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But (A)let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and (B)not in another.

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Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone,(A) without comparing themselves to someone else,(B)

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21 But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.

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21 But those who ignored(A) the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

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12 Then he said to me, (A)“Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, (B)your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.

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12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid,(A) Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble(B) yourself before your God, your words(C) were heard, and I have come in response to them.(D)

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14 And the king, when he heard these words, (A)was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he [a]labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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  1. Daniel 6:14 strove

14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed;(A) he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.

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And the man said to me, (A)“Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and [a]fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. (B)Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.”

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  1. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit. set your heart

The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you,(A) for that is why you have been brought here. Tell(B) the people of Israel everything you see.(C)

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28 Because he (A)considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

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28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.(A)

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13 Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may (A)tell it to the generation following.

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13 consider well her ramparts,(A)
    view her citadels,(B)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.(C)

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