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Psalm 109:28
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Psalm 109:28
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28 Let them curse, but you will bless.
Let my assailants be put to shame;[a] may your servant be glad.(A)
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- 109.28 Gk: Heb They have risen up and have been put to shame
Psalm 109:28
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Psalm 109:28
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Psalm 109:28
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Psalm 109:28
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28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
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Hebrews 12:2
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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- 12.2 Or who instead of
Hebrews 12:2
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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John 16:22
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John 16:22
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22 So you have pain now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.(A)
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John 16:22
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John 16:22
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22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C)
John 16:22
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John 16:22
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22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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Numbers 23:20
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Numbers 23:20
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20 See, I received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.(A)
Numbers 23:20
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Numbers 23:20
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Numbers 23:20
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Numbers 23:20
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20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
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Isaiah 65:13-16
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Isaiah 65:13-16
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13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
My servants shall eat,
but you shall be hungry;
my servants shall drink,
but you shall be thirsty;
my servants shall rejoice,
but you shall be put to shame;(A)
14 my servants shall sing with gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out in pain of heart
and shall wail in anguish of spirit.(B)
15 You shall leave your name to my chosen to use as a curse,
and the Lord God will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give a different name.(C)
16 Then whoever invokes a blessing in the land
shall bless by the God of faithfulness,
and whoever takes an oath in the land
shall swear by the God of faithfulness,
because the former troubles are forgotten
and are hidden from my sight.(D)
Isaiah 65:13-16
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Isaiah 65:13-16
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13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,(A)
but you will go hungry;(B)
my servants will drink,(C)
but you will go thirsty;(D)
my servants will rejoice,(E)
but you will be put to shame.(F)
14 My servants will sing(G)
out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out(H)
from anguish of heart
and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
for my chosen ones to use in their curses;(I)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give another name.(J)
16 Whoever invokes a blessing(K) in the land
will do so by the one true God;(L)
whoever takes an oath in the land
will swear(M) by the one true God.
For the past troubles(N) will be forgotten
and hidden from my eyes.
Isaiah 65:13-16
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Isaiah 65:13-16
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13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
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Psalm 109:17
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Psalm 109:17
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17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(A)
Psalm 109:17
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Psalm 109:17
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17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.(A)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
Psalm 109:17
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Psalm 109:17
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17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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2 Samuel 16:10-13
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2 Samuel 16:10-13
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10 But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’ ”(A) 11 David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Let him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has bidden him.(B) 12 It may be that the Lord will look on my distress,[a] and the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.”(C) 13 So David and his men went on the road while Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, throwing stones and flinging dust at him.
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- 16.12 Gk Vg: Heb iniquity
2 Samuel 16:10-13
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2 Samuel 16:10-13
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10 But the king said, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah?(A) If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why do you do this?’”(B)
11 David then said to Abishai and all his officials, “My son,(C) my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.(D) 12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(E) and restore to me his covenant blessing(F) instead of his curse today.(G)”
13 So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt.
2 Samuel 16:10-13
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2 Samuel 16:10-13
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10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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Numbers 23:23
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Numbers 23:23
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23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob,
no divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
‘See what God has done!’
Numbers 23:23
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Numbers 23:23
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Numbers 23:23
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Numbers 23:23
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23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
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Numbers 22:12
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Numbers 22:12
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12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”(A)
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Numbers 22:12
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Numbers 22:12
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12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.(A)”
Numbers 22:12
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Numbers 22:12
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12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
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