14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and (A)do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, (B)have done as it pleased You.”

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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(A) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(B)

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(A)But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.

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Our God is in heaven;(A)
    he does whatever pleases him.(B)

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(A)Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.

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The Lord does whatever pleases him,(A)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(B)
    in the seas and all their depths.

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Provide atonement, O Lord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, (A)and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.’ And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood.

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Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,(A)

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11 (A)In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to (B)the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.

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28 Then they cried(A) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.(B)

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26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

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26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

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16 Then the men (A)feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows.

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16 At this the men greatly feared(A) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(B) to him.

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Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

34 And (A)at the end of the [a]time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him (B)who lives forever:

For His dominion is (C)an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
35 (D)All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
(E)He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
(F)No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, (G)“What have You done?”

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  1. Daniel 4:34 Lit. days

34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom(C) endures from generation to generation.(D)
35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(E)
He does as he pleases(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(G) his hand(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(I)

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(A)having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure (B)which He purposed in Himself,

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he[a] made known to us the mystery(A) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(B) in Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. And he

So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”

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When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(A) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(B)

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Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten [a]the load. But Jonah had gone down (A)into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

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  1. Jonah 1:5 Lit. from upon them

All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(A)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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16 Lord, (A)in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.

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16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
    when you disciplined(B) them,
    they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.