10 (A)He also opens their ear to [a]instruction,
And commands that they turn from iniquity.

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  1. Job 36:10 discipline

10 He makes them listen(A) to correction(B)
    and commands them to repent of their evil.(C)

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Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(A)

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(A)Seek the Lord while He may be (B)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
(C)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (D)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(E)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

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  1. Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity

Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(D) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(E)
Let them turn(F) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(G) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(H)

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15 He delivers the poor in their affliction,
And opens their ears in oppression.

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15 But those who suffer(A) he delivers in their suffering;(B)
    he speaks(C) to them in their affliction.(D)

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The Lord God (A)has opened My ear;
And I was not (B)rebellious,
Nor did I turn away.

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The Sovereign Lord(A) has opened my ears;(B)
    I have not been rebellious,(C)
    I have not turned away.

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17 Thus says (A)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(B)Who leads you by the way you should go.

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17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(C) you what is best for you,
    who directs(D) you in the way(E) you should go.

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16 “Wash(A) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(B)Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [a]the oppressor;
[b]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.

18 “Come now, and let us (C)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(D)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
(E)For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
  2. Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate

16 Wash(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(B)
    stop doing wrong.(C)
17 Learn to do right;(D) seek justice.(E)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](F)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(G)
    plead the case of the widow.(H)

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(I)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(J)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(K)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(L)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(M)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(N)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(O)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(P)

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

“To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
O you [a]simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 naive

“To you, O people, I call out;(A)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
You who are simple,(B) gain prudence;(C)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds

16 (A)Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from [a]perishing by the sword.

19 Man is also chastened with pain on his (B)bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
20 (C)So that his life abhors (D)bread,
And his soul [b]succulent food.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.

23 “If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,

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  1. Job 33:18 Lit. passing
  2. Job 33:20 desirable

16 he may speak(A) in their ears
    and terrify them(B) with warnings,(C)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(D)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(E)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[a](F)

19 “Or someone may be chastened(G) on a bed of pain(H)
    with constant distress in their bones,(I)
20 so that their body finds food(J) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(K)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(L) once hidden, now stick out.(M)
22 They draw near to the pit,(N)
    and their life to the messengers of death.[b](O)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
    a messenger,(P) one out of a thousand,
    sent to tell them how to be upright,(Q)

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  1. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river
  2. Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead

13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His (A)prophets, (B)every seer, saying, (C)“Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.”

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13 The Lord warned(A) Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers:(B) “Turn from your evil ways.(C) Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”(D)

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(A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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30 Truly, (A)these times of ignorance God overlooked, but (B)now commands all men everywhere to repent,

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30 In the past God overlooked(A) such ignorance,(B) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(C)

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14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of (A)Thyatira, who worshiped God. (B)The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.

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14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(A) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(B) to respond to Paul’s message.

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