Psalm 106:46
New Living Translation
46 He even caused their captors
to treat them with kindness.
Jeremiah 42:12
New Living Translation
12 I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’
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Ezra 9:9
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9 For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
1 Kings 8:50
New Living Translation
50 Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,
Nehemiah 1:11
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11 O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me.[a] Put it into his heart to be kind to me.”
In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer.
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- 1:11 Hebrew today in the sight of this man.
Jeremiah 15:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord replied,
“I will take care of you, Jeremiah.
Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf
in times of trouble and distress.
2 Chronicles 30:9
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9 “For if you return to the Lord, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.”
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