Thus says the Lord:

“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when (A)I went to give him rest.”

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11 So (A)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

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33 So they departed from (A)the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord (B)went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.

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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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33 (A)who went in the way before you (B)to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.

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God’s Mercy Remembered

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
(A)In all their affliction He was [a]afflicted,
(B)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(C)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (D)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.
10 But they (E)rebelled and (F)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(G)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.

11 Then he (H)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (I)brought them up out of the sea
With the [b]shepherd of His flock?
(J)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(K)With His glorious arm,
(L)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (M)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”

14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(N)To make Yourself a glorious name.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted
  2. Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds

For if [a]Joshua had (A)given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 4:8 Gr. Jesus, same as Heb. Joshua

14 (A)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. 15 So (B)I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, (C)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (D)the glory of all lands, 16 (E)because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for (F)their heart went after their idols. 17 (G)Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.

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“Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:

“I remember you,
The kindness of your (A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
(B)When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:2 followed

16 (A)To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 (B)To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 (C)And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 (D)Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 (E)And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
21 (F)And gave their land as a [a]heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.

23 Who (G)remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
24 And (H)rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:21 inheritance

37 (A)He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 (B)Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 (C)He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to give light in the night.
40 (D)The people asked, and He brought quail,
And (E)satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 (F)He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For He remembered (G)His holy promise,
And Abraham His servant.
43 He brought out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with [a]gladness.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:43 a joyful shout

52 But He (A)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

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23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(A)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (B)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of (C)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full.

26 (D)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (E)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
  2. Psalm 78:25 satiation

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