Jeremiah 15:11
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11 The Lord said: Surely I have intervened in your life[a] for good; surely I have brought enemies upon you[b] in a time of trouble and in a time of distress.(A)
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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When the ways of people please the Lord,
he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.(A)
Jeremiah 29:11-14
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11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.(A) 12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(B) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(C) 14 I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.(D)
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Psalm 106:46
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46 He caused them to be pitied
by all who held them captive.(A)
Psalm 37:3-11
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and enjoy security.(A)
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.(B)
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.(C)
6 He will make your vindication shine like the light
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.(D)
7 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.(E)
8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.
Do not fret—it leads only to evil.(F)
9 For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(G)
10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.(H)
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.(I)
Jeremiah 37:3
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3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Please pray for us to the Lord our God.”(A)
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A)
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Jeremiah 42:2
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2 the prophet Jeremiah and said, “Be good enough to listen to our plea, and pray to the Lord your God for us—for all this remnant. For there are only a few of us left out of many, as your eyes can see.(A)
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Jeremiah 40:2-6
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2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster,(A) 3 and now the Lord has brought it about and has done as he said, because all of you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice. Therefore this thing has come upon you.(B) 4 Now look, I have just released you today from the fetters on your hands. If you wish to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will take good care of you, but if you do not wish to come with me to Babylon, you need not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.(C) 5 If you remain,[a] then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the towns of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present and let him go.(D) 6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.(E)
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- 40.5 Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 39:11-12
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Jeremiah, Set Free, Remembers Ebed-melech
11 King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,(A) 12 “Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you.”
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Jeremiah 21:2
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2 “Please inquire of the Lord on our behalf, for King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the Lord will perform a wonderful deed for us, as he has often done, and Nebuchadrezzar[a] will withdraw.”(A)
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- 21.2 Heb he
Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
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