So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear [a]the Lord, the God of heaven, (A)who made the sea and the dry land.

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  1. Jonah 1:9 Heb. YHWH

He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord,(A) the God of heaven,(B) who made the sea(C) and the dry land.(D)

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(A)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
(B)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,

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Blessed are those(A) whose help(B) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

He is the Maker of heaven(C) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(D) forever.

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(A)The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let (B)us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

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The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.(A)

Come, let us bow down(B) in worship,(C)
    let us kneel(D) before the Lord our Maker;(E)

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(A)You alone are the Lord;
(B)You have made heaven,
(C)The heaven of heavens, with (D)all their host,
The earth and everything on it,
The seas and all that is in them,
And You (E)preserve them all.
The host of heaven worships You.

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You alone are the Lord.(A) You made the heavens,(B) even the highest heavens, and all their starry host,(C) the earth(D) and all that is on it, the seas(E) and all that is in them.(F) You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven(G) worship you.

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26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.

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26 Give thanks(A) to the God of heaven.(B)
His love endures forever.(C)

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So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.(A) For some days I mourned and fasted(B) and prayed before the God of heaven.

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Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:

All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has (A)commanded me to build Him a [a]house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.

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  1. Ezra 1:2 Temple

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(A) me to build(B) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

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28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the Lord.

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25 And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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25 When they first lived there, they did not worship the Lord; so he sent lions(A) among them and they killed some of the people.

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13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the (A)Hebrew, for (B)he dwelt by [a]the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; (C)and they were allies with Abram.

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  1. Genesis 14:13 Heb. Alon Mamre

13 A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.(A) Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre(B) the Amorite, a brother[a] of Eshkol(C) and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.

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  1. Genesis 14:13 Or a relative; or an ally

11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

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11 and cursed(A) the God of heaven(B) because of their pains and their sores,(C) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(D)

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(A)Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are (B)holy.
For (C)all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”

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Who will not fear you, Lord,(A)
    and bring glory to your name?(B)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(C)
for your righteous acts(D) have been revealed.”[a]

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  1. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

13 In the same hour (A)there was a great earthquake, (B)and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid (C)and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(A) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(B) to the God of heaven.(C)

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