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10 When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!

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10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes(A) and gave him twice as much as he had before.(B)

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then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

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then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a](A) and have compassion(B) on you and gather(C) you again from all the nations where he scattered(D) you.(E)

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  1. Deuteronomy 30:3 Or will bring you back from captivity

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
    and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over
    for all her sins.”

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Speak tenderly(A) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service(B) has been completed,(C)
    that her sin has been paid for,(D)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double(E) for all her sins.

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Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
    When the Lord restores his people,
    Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.

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Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(A)
    When the Lord restores(B) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

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and if you are pure and live with integrity,
    he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
And though you started with little,
    you will end with much.

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if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(A)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(B)
Your beginnings will seem humble,
    so prosperous(C) will your future be.(D)

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Psalm 126

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,[a]
    it was like a dream!

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  1. 126:1 Hebrew Zion.

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]

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  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health

He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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50     Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’[a]

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  1. 7:49-50 Isa 66:1-2.

50 Has not my hand made all these things?’[a](A)

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  1. Acts 7:50 Isaiah 66:1,2

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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‘The silver is mine and the gold(A) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty.

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Instead of shame and dishonor,
    you will enjoy a double share of honor.
You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land,
    and everlasting joy will be yours.

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Instead of your shame(A)
    you will receive a double(B) portion,
and instead of disgrace
    you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit(C) a double portion in your land,
    and everlasting joy(D) will be yours.

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True humility and fear of the Lord
    lead to riches, honor, and long life.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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20 The Lord was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him, too. But I prayed for Aaron, and the Lord spared him.

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20 And the Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I prayed for Aaron too.

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60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.

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60 Then he fell on his knees(A) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(B) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(C)

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