18 I have seen his ways, (A)but I will heal him;
    I will lead him (B)and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

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18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal(A) them;
    I will guide(B) them and restore comfort(C) to Israel’s mourners,

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(A)Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.

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“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal(A) my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace(B) and security.

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17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (A)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of (B)living water,
and (C)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(A)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a](B)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b](C)

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  1. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

22 (A)“Return, O faithless sons;
    (B)I will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to you,
    for you are the Lord our God.

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22 “Return,(A) faithless people;
    I will cure(B) you of backsliding.”(C)

“Yes, we will come to you,
    for you are the Lord our God.

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I (A)will heal their apostasy;
    (B)I will love them freely,
    for my anger has turned from them.
(C)I will be like the dew to Israel;
    (D)he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall take root like the trees (E)of Lebanon;
his shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be (F)like the olive,
    and his fragrance like Lebanon.
They shall return and (G)dwell beneath my[a] shadow;
    they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
    their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

O (H)Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?
    It is I who answer and look after you.[b]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
    (I)from me comes your fruit.

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  1. Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his
  2. Hosea 14:8 Hebrew him

“I will heal(A) their waywardness(B)
    and love them freely,(C)
    for my anger has turned away(D) from them.
I will be like the dew(E) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(F)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(G)
    he will send down his roots;(H)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(I)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(J)
People will dwell again in his shade;(K)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(L) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(M) of Lebanon.(N)
Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(O)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(P)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

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  1. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim

    the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.
(A)I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore (B)I have continued (C)my faithfulness to you.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me

The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(A) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(B) you with unfailing kindness.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar

18 I have heard (A)Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
    like an untrained calf;
(B)bring me back that I may be restored,
    for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after (C)I had turned away, I relented,
    and after I was instructed, (D)I struck my thigh;
(E)I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 (F)Is Ephraim my dear son?
    (G)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
    I do remember him still.
(H)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
    I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.
19 After I strayed,(D)
    I repented;
after I came to understand,
    I beat(E) my breast.
I was ashamed(F) and humiliated
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(G)
20 Is not Ephraim my dear son,
    the child(H) in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
    I still remember(I) him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
    I have great compassion(J) for him,”
declares the Lord.

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17 But if you will not listen,
    (A)my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
    because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.

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17 If you do not listen,(A)
    I will weep in secret
    because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
    overflowing with tears,(B)
    because the Lord’s flock(C) will be taken captive.(D)

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10 (A)they shall not hunger or thirst,
    neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them (B)will lead them,
    and by springs of water will guide them.

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10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,(A)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.(B)
He who has compassion(C) on them will guide(D) them
    and lead them beside springs(E) of water.

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26 (A)Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when (B)the Lord binds up (C)the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

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26 The moon will shine like the sun,(A) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals(B) the wounds he inflicted.

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    He makes me lie down in green (A)pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[a]

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  1. Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest

    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(A)

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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more,

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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)

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20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (A)ran and (B)embraced him and (C)kissed him.

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20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(A)

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