Hosea 2:14
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The Lord's Mercy on Israel
14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and (A)bring her into the wilderness,
and (B)speak tenderly to her.
Isaiah 40:1-2
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Comfort for God's People
40 (A)Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 (B)Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that (C)her warfare[a] is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Or hardship
Ezekiel 20:35-36
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35 (A)And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, (B)and there I will enter into judgment with you (C)face to face. 36 (D)As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord God.
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Revelation 12:6
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6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for (A)1,260 days.
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Isaiah 30:18
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The Lord Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord (A)waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he (B)exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(C)blessed are all those who wait for him.
Revelation 12:14
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14 But the woman was given the two (A)wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent (B)into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished (C)for a time, and times, and half a time.
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Genesis 34:3
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3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
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Romans 11:26-27
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26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,
(A)“The Deliverer will come (B)from Zion,
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;
27 “and this will be my (C)covenant with them
(D)when I take away their sins.”
John 6:44
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44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me (A)draws him. And (B)I will raise him up on the last day.
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Zechariah 8:19-23
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19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the (A)fourth month and the fast of the (B)fifth and the fast of the (C)seventh and the fast of the (D)tenth shall be to the house of Judah (E)seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love (F)truth and peace.
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (G)‘Let us go at once (H)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (I)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (J)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (K)ten men (L)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (M)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Zechariah 1:12-17
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12 Then (A)the angel of the Lord said, (B)‘O Lord of hosts, (C)how long will you (D)have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these (E)seventy years?’ 13 And the Lord answered (F)gracious and comforting words to (G)the angel who talked with me. 14 So (H)the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (I)I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. 15 (J)And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are (K)at ease; (L)for while I was angry but a little, (M)they furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, (N)I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; (O)my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and (P)the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. 17 Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (Q)My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, (R)and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again (S)choose Jerusalem.’”
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Zephaniah 3:9-20
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The Conversion of the Nations
9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to (A)a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.
10 (B)From beyond the rivers (C)of Cush
my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,
shall bring my offering.
11 (D)“On that day (E)you shall not be put to shame
because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then (F)I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and (G)you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.
12 But I will leave in your midst
a people (H)humble and lowly.
(I)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
13 (J)those who are left in Israel;
they (K)shall do no injustice
and speak no lies,
(L)nor shall there be found in their mouth
a deceitful tongue.
(M)For they shall graze and lie down,
and none shall make them afraid.”
Israel's Joy and Restoration
14 (N)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
(O)The King of Israel, (P)the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.
16 (Q)On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
(R)let not your hands grow weak.
17 (S)The Lord your God is in your midst,
(T)a mighty one who will save;
(U)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
18 I will gather those of you who mourn (V)for the festival,
so that you will no longer suffer reproach.[a]
19 Behold, at that time (W)I will deal
with all your oppressors.
And (X)I will save the lame
and gather the outcast,
and I will change (Y)their shame into (Z)praise
and renown in all the earth.
20 (AA)At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you together;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
(AB)when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Micah 7:14-20
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14 (A)Shepherd your people (B)with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
(C)in the midst of (D)a garden land;[a]
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
15 (E)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them[b] marvelous things.
16 (F)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(G)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;
17 (H)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth;
(I)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
(J)they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
and they shall be in fear of you.
God's Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 (K)Who is a God like you, (L)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(M)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(N)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (O)again have compassion on us;
(P)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(Q)You will cast all our[c] sins
into the depths of the sea.
20 (R)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
(S)as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:14 Hebrew of Carmel
- Micah 7:15 Hebrew him
- Micah 7:19 Hebrew their
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