Jeremiah 31:9
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9 (A)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (B)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My (C)firstborn.
Matthew 5:4
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4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Jeremiah 3:4
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Exodus 4:22
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22 Then you shall (A)say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: (B)“Israel is My son, (C)My firstborn.
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Jeremiah 50:4
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4 “In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The children of Israel shall come,
(A)They and the children of Judah together;
(B)With continual weeping they shall come,
(C)And seek the Lord their God.
Jeremiah 31:20
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20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(A)Therefore My [a]heart yearns for him;
(B)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 63:13
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13 (A)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
Psalm 23:2
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- Psalm 23:2 Lit. pastures of tender grass
- Psalm 23:2 Lit. waters of rest
Revelation 7:17
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17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (A)will shepherd them and lead them to [a]living fountains of waters. (B)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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- Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life
Matthew 6:9
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9 In this (A)manner, therefore, pray:
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Zechariah 12:10
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Mourning for the Pierced One
10 (A)“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will (B)look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him (C)as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “But I said:
‘How can I put you among the children
And give you (A)a pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’
“And I said:
‘You shall call Me, (B)“My Father,”
And not turn away from Me.’
Isaiah 64:8
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8 But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our (A)potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.
Isaiah 35:6-8
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6 Then the (A)lame shall leap like a deer,
And the (B)tongue of the dumb sing.
For (C)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In (D)the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 A (E)highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
(F)The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
Hebrews 12:23
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23 to the [a]general assembly and church of (A)the firstborn (B)who are registered in heaven, to God (C)the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men (D)made perfect,
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- Hebrews 12:23 festal gathering
Hebrews 12:13
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13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
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Hebrews 5:7
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7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had (A)offered up prayers and supplications, (B)with vehement cries and tears to Him (C)who was able to save Him from death, and was heard (D)because of His godly fear,
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2 Corinthians 7:9-11
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9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For (A)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (B)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (C)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (D)clear in this matter.
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2 Corinthians 6:18
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Romans 8:26
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26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For (A)we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but (B)the Spirit Himself makes intercession [a]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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- Romans 8:26 NU omits for us
Luke 3:4-6
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4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And (B)all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”
Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Hosea 12:4
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4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (A)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
Daniel 9:17-18
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17 Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, (A)and (B)for the Lord’s sake [a]cause Your face to shine on [b]Your sanctuary, (C)which is desolate. 18 (D)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes (E)and see our desolations, and the city (F)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.
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- Daniel 9:17 Be gracious
- Daniel 9:17 The temple
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