Psalm 119:53
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53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
those who forsake your law.(A)
Ezra 9:3
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3 When I heard this, I tore my garment and my mantle and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled.(A)
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Psalm 119:158
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158 I look at the faithless with disgust
because they do not keep your commands.(A)
Philippians 3:18
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18 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears.(A)
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Jeremiah 13:17
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17 But if you will not listen,
my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.(A)
2 Corinthians 12:21
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21 I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you and that I may have to mourn over many who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery that they have practiced.(A)
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Romans 9:1-3
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God’s Election of Israel
9 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit(A)— 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.(B)
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Luke 19:41-42
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,(A) 42 saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
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Habakkuk 3:16
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16 I hear, and I tremble within;
my lips quiver at the sound.
Rottenness enters into my bones,
and my steps tremble[a] beneath me.
I wait quietly for the day of calamity
to come upon the people who attack us.(A)
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- 3.16 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Daniel 4:19
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Daniel Interprets the Second Dream
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was severely distressed for a while. His thoughts terrified him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the interpretation terrify you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies!(A)
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Psalm 119:136
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136 My eyes shed streams of tears
because your law is not kept.(A)
Nehemiah 13:25
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25 And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of the men and pulled out their hair, and I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.(A)
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Ezra 10:6
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Foreign Wives and Their Children Rejected
6 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night.[a] He did not eat bread or drink water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.(A)
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- 10.6 1 Esdras 9.2: Heb where he went
Psalm 89:30
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30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,(A)
Ezra 9:14
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14 shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you destroy us without remnant or survivor?(A)
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