Jeremiah 8:6
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6 I have given heed and listened,
but they do not speak honestly;
no one repents of wickedness,
saying, “What have I done!”
All of them turn to their own course
like a horse plunging headlong into battle.(A)
Psalm 14:2
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2 The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind
to see if there are any who are wise,
who seek after God.(A)
Ezekiel 18:28
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28 Because they considered and turned away from all the transgressions that they had committed, they shall surely live; they shall not die.
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2 Peter 3:9
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9 The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you,[a] not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.(A)
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- 3.9 Other ancient authorities read on your account
Luke 15:17-19
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17 But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ’
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Malachi 3:16
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The Reward of the Faithful
16 Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name.(A)
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Micah 7:2
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2 The faithful have disappeared from the land,
and there is no one left who is upright;
they all lie in wait for blood,
and they hunt each other with nets.(A)
Job 39:19-25
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19 “Do you give the horse its might?
Do you clothe its neck with mane?(A)
20 Do you make it leap like the locust?
Its majestic snorting is terrible.(B)
21 It paws[a] violently, exults mightily;
it goes out to meet the weapons.(C)
22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
it does not turn back from the sword.
23 Upon it rattle the quiver,
the flashing spear, and the javelin.
24 With fierceness and rage it swallows the ground;
it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.(D)
25 When the trumpet sounds, it says ‘Aha!’
From a distance it smells the battle,
the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.(E)
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- 39.21 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they dig
Revelation 9:20
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20 The rest of humankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands or give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.(A)
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Haggai 1:7
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7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.
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Haggai 1:5
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5 Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.(A)
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Ezekiel 22:30
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30 And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.(A)
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Jeremiah 5:1
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The Utter Corruption of God’s People
5 Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and take note!
Search its squares and see
if you can find one person
who acts justly
and seeks truth—
so that I may pardon Jerusalem.[a](A)
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- 5.1 Heb it
Jeremiah 2:24-25
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24 a wild ass at home in the wilderness
in her heat sniffing the wind!
Who can restrain her lust?
None who seek her need weary themselves;
in her month they will find her.(A)
25 Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you said, “It is no use,
for I have loved strangers,
and after them I will go.”(B)
Isaiah 59:16
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16 He saw that there was no one
and was appalled that there was no one to intervene,
so his own arm brought him victory,
and his righteousness upheld him.(A)
Isaiah 30:18
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God’s Promise to Zion
18 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
blessed are all those who wait for him.(A)
Job 33:27-28
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27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(A)
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and my life shall see the light.’(B)
Job 10:2
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2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
let me know why you contend against me.(A)
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