19 I have not spoken in (A)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me [a]in vain’;
(B)I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.

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  1. Isaiah 45:19 Or in a waste place

19 I have not spoken in secret,(A)
    from somewhere in a land of darkness;(B)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,(C)
    ‘Seek(D) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
    I declare what is right.(E)

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16 “Come near to Me, hear this:
(A)I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
From the time that it was, I was there.
And now (B)the Lord God and His Spirit
[a]Have sent Me.”

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  1. Isaiah 48:16 Heb. verb is sing.; or Has sent Me and His Spirit

16 “Come near(A) me and listen(B) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(C)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(D) has sent(E) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(F)

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19 “God(A) is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He (B)said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
(C)He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(E)
    he has blessed,(F) and I cannot change it.(G)

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A Call to Repentance

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:

(A)“Seek Me (B)and live;

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This is what the Lord says to Israel:

“Seek(A) me and live;(B)

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13 And (A)you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me (B)with all your heart. 14 (C)I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; (D)I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

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13 You will seek(A) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(B) 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back(C) from captivity.[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes

20 Jesus answered him, (A)“I spoke openly to the world. I always taught (B)in synagogues and (C)in the temple, where [a]the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.

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  1. John 18:20 NU all the Jews meet

20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues(A) or at the temple,(B) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.(C)

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(A)Every word of God is [a]pure;
(B)He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

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  1. Proverbs 30:5 tested, refined, found pure

“Every word of God is flawless;(A)
    he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The works of His hands are (A)verity[a] and justice;
All His precepts are sure.
(B)They stand fast forever and ever,
And are (C)done in truth and uprightness.

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  1. Psalm 111:7 truth

The works of his hands(A) are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.(B)
They are established for ever(C) and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.

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(A)You ask and do not receive, (B)because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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When you ask, you do not receive,(A) because you ask with wrong motives,(B) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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The Promise of the Holy Spirit

37 (A)On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, (B)“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 (C)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (D)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 (E)But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (F)glorified.

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  1. John 7:39 NU who believed
  2. John 7:39 NU omits Holy

37 On the last and greatest day of the festival,(A) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.(B) 38 Whoever believes(C) in me, as Scripture has said,(D) rivers of living water(E) will flow from within them.”[a](F) 39 By this he meant the Spirit,(G) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(H) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(I)

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  1. John 7:38 Or me. And let anyone drink 38 who believes in me.” As Scripture has said, “Out of him (or them) will flow rivers of living water.”

The People Complain Harshly

13 “Your(A) words have been [a]harsh against Me,”
Says the Lord,
“Yet you say,
‘What have we spoken against You?’
14 (B)You have said,
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the Lord of hosts?

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  1. Malachi 3:13 Lit. strong

Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God

13 “You have spoken arrogantly(A) against me,” says the Lord.

“Yet you ask,(B) ‘What have we said against you?’

14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(C) to serve(D) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(E) and going about like mourners(F) before the Lord Almighty?

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19 And when they say to you, (A)“Seek those who are mediums and wizards, (B)who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they (C)seek the dead on behalf of the living?

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The Darkness Turns to Light

19 When someone tells you to consult(A) mediums and spiritists,(B) who whisper and mutter,(C) should not a people inquire(D) of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

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