(A)Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and cry to her
that (B)her warfare[a] is ended,
    that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
    double for all her sins.

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  1. Isaiah 40:2 Or hardship

12 Return to your stronghold, O (A)prisoners of hope;
    today I declare that (B)I will restore to you double.

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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.

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(A)Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
    instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
    they shall have everlasting joy.

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(A)I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, (B)and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. (C)And this city[a] shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall (D)fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.

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  1. Jeremiah 33:9 Hebrew And it

(A)Pay her back as she herself has paid back others,
    and repay her (B)double for her deeds;
    mix a double portion for her (C)in the cup she mixed.

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18 But first (A)I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and (B)have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

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22 (A)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
    and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

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25 “I, I am he
    (A)who blots out (B)your transgressions for my own sake,
    and I will not remember your sins.

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For still (A)the vision awaits its appointed time;
    it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, (B)wait for it;
    (C)it will surely come; it will not delay.

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11 (A)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, (B)to give you a future and a hope.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:11 Or peace

Say to those who have an anxious heart,
    “Be strong; fear not!
(A)Behold, your God
    will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
    He will come and save you.”

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then (A)the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and (B)there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of (D)his Christ, and (E)he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders (F)who sit on their thrones before God (G)fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
    (H)who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
    and (I)begun to reign.
18 The nations raged,
    but (J)your wrath came,
    and (K)the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
    and (L)those who fear your name,
    both small and great,
and (M)for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

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He said to them, (A)“It is not for you to know (B)times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

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35 and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, (A)purified, and (B)made white, until (C)the time of the end, (D)for it still awaits the appointed time.

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The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 You[a] will say (A)in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
(B)your anger turned away,
    that you might comfort me.

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  1. Isaiah 12:1 The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1

13 You will (A)arise and have (B)pity on Zion;
    it is the time to favor her;
    (C)the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold her (D)stones dear
    and have pity on her dust.
15 Nations will (E)fear the name of the Lord,
    and all (F)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord (G)builds up Zion;
    he (H)appears in his glory;
17 he (I)regards the prayer of the destitute
    and does not despise their prayer.

18 Let this be (J)recorded for (K)a generation to come,
    so that (L)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19 that he (M)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear (N)the groans of the prisoners,
    to set free (O)those who were doomed to die,
21 that they may (P)declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
    and in Jerusalem his praise,
22 when (Q)peoples gather together,
    and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;
    he (R)has shortened my days.
24 “O my God,” (S)I say, “take me not away
    in the midst of my days—
(T)you whose years endure
    throughout all generations!”

25 (U)Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and (V)the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 (W)They will perish, but (X)you will remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27     but (Y)you are the same, and your years have no end.
28 (Z)The children of your servants (AA)shall dwell secure;
    (AB)their offspring shall be established before you.

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But (A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (B)born (C)of woman, born (D)under the law,

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33 (A)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (B)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (C)on their hearts. (D)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (E)for they shall all know me, (F)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (G)I will forgive their iniquity, and (H)I will remember their sin no more.”

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25 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken,
    and the prey of the tyrant be rescued,
for I will contend with those who contend with you,
    and I will save your children.

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24 And no inhabitant will say, (A)“I am sick”;
    (B)the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

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Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil[a] of David.

32 (A)Blessed is the one whose (B)transgression is forgiven,
    whose sin is covered.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

The Lord Restores Job's Fortunes

10 And the Lord (A)restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job (B)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came to him all his (C)brothers and sisters and all who had (D)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (E)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[a] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (F)a piece of money[b] and (G)a ring of gold.

12 And the Lord blessed (H)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had (I)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Or disaster
  2. Job 42:11 Hebrew a qesitah; a unit of money of unknown value

Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b] 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And (B)such were some of you. But (C)you were washed, (D)you were sanctified, (E)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts

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