Hosea 2:14
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God’s Mercy on His People
14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak [a]comfort to her.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:14 Lit. to her heart
Isaiah 40:1-2
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God’s People Are Comforted(A)
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak [a]comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
(B)For she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Lit. to the heart of
Ezekiel 20:35-36
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35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there (A)I will plead My case with you face to face. 36 (B)Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you,” says the Lord God.
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Revelation 12:6
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6 Then (A)the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there (B)one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
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Isaiah 30:18
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God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (A)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(B)Blessed are all those who (C)wait for Him.
Revelation 12:14
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14 (A)But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, (B)that she might fly (C)into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished (D)for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
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Genesis 34:3
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3 His soul [a]was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke [b]kindly to the young woman.
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- Genesis 34:3 Lit. clung to
- Genesis 34:3 tenderly
Romans 11:26-27
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26 And so all Israel will be [a]saved, as it is written:
(A)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For (B)this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
Footnotes
- Romans 11:26 Or delivered
John 6:44
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44 (A)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (B)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
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Zechariah 8:19-23
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19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘The fast of the fourth month,
(B)The fast of the fifth,
(C)The fast of the seventh,
(D)And the fast of the tenth,
Shall be (E)joy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
(F)Therefore love truth and peace.’
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(G)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (H)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (I)from every language of the nations shall (J)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (K)that God is with you.” ’ ”
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- Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment
Zechariah 1:12-17
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The Lord Will Comfort Zion
12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, (A)how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry (B)these seventy years?”
13 And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with (C)good and comforting words. 14 So the angel who spoke with me said to me, [a]“Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“I am (D)zealous[b] for Jerusalem
And for Zion with great [c]zeal.
15 I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease;
For (E)I was a little angry,
And they helped—but with evil intent.”
16 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord:
(F)“I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy;
My (G)house (H)shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And (I)a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’
17 “Again proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“My cities shall again [d]spread out through prosperity;
(J)The Lord will again comfort Zion,
And (K)will again choose Jerusalem.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 1:14 Lit. Cry out
- Zechariah 1:14 Or jealous
- Zechariah 1:14 Or jealousy
- Zechariah 1:17 Or overflow with good
Zephaniah 3:9-20
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9 “For then I will restore to the peoples (A)a pure [a]language,
That they all may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him with one accord.
10 (B)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.
11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who (C)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
12 I will leave in your midst
(D)A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 (E)The remnant of Israel (F)shall do no unrighteousness
(G)And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For (H)they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”
Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (I)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(J)The King of Israel, the Lord, (K)is in your midst;
You shall [b]see disaster no more.
16 In that day (L)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (M)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (N)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(O)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those who (P)sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you,
To whom its reproach is a burden.
19 Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the (Q)lame,
And gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
In every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time (R)I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
For I will give you [c]fame and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I return your captives before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:9 Lit. lip
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
- Zephaniah 3:20 Lit. a name
Micah 7:14-20
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God Will Forgive Israel
14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell [a]solitarily in a (A)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.
16 The nations (D)shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(E)They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the (F)dust like a serpent;
(G)They shall crawl from their holes like [c]snakes of the earth.
(H)They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
18 (I)Who is a God like You,
(J)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (K)the remnant of His heritage?
(L)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (M)mercy.[d]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all [e]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 (N)You will give truth to Jacob
And [f]mercy to Abraham,
(O)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:14 Alone
- Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives
- Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
- Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness
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