Jeremiah 8:6
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6 (A)I listened and heard,
But they do not speak aright.
(B)No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his own course,
As the horse rushes into the battle.
Psalm 14:2
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2 (A)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
Ezekiel 18:28
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28 Because he (A)considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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2 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but (B)is longsuffering toward [a]us, (C)not willing that any should perish but (D)that all should come to repentance.
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- 2 Peter 3:9 NU you
Luke 15:17-19
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17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
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Malachi 3:16
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A Book of Remembrance
16 Then those (A)who feared the Lord (B)spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So (C)a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who [a]meditate on His name.
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- Malachi 3:16 Or esteem
Micah 7:2
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2 The (A)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.
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- Micah 7:2 Or loyal
Job 39:19-25
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19 “Have you given the horse strength?
Have you clothed his neck with [a]thunder?
20 Can you [b]frighten him like a locust?
His majestic snorting strikes terror.
21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
(A)He gallops into the clash of arms.
22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
Nor does he turn back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against him,
The glittering spear and javelin.
24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.
25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
The thunder of captains and shouting.
Revelation 9:20
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20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (A)did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship (B)demons, (C)and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
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Haggai 1:7
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7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!
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Haggai 1:5
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5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Consider your ways!
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Ezekiel 22:30
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30 (A)So I sought for a man among them who would (B)make a wall, and (C)stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
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Jeremiah 5:1
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The Justice of God’s Judgment
5 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
(A)If you can find a man,
(B)If there is anyone who executes [a]judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
(C)And I will pardon her.
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- Jeremiah 5:1 justice
Jeremiah 2:24-25
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24 A wild donkey used to the wilderness,
That sniffs at the wind in her desire;
In her time of mating, who can turn her away?
All those who seek her will not weary themselves;
In her month they will find her.
25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst.
But you said, (A)‘There is no hope.
No! For I have loved (B)aliens, and after them I will go.’
Isaiah 59:16
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16 (A)He saw that there was no man,
And (B)wondered that there was no intercessor;
(C)Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
Isaiah 30:18
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God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (A)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(B)Blessed are all those who (C)wait for Him.
Job 10:2
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2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.
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