Psalm 147:3
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3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.(A)
Psalm 34:18
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18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.(A)
Job 5:18
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18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.(A)
Luke 4:18
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,(A)
Isaiah 61:1
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The Good News of Deliverance
61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,(A)
Jeremiah 33:6
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6 I am going to bring it recovery and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them abundance[a] of prosperity and security.(A)
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- 33.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 6:1-2
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A Call to Repentance
6 “Come, let us return to the Lord,
for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us;
he has struck down, and he will bind us up.(A)
2 After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
Psalm 51:17
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17 The sacrifice acceptable to God[a] is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.(A)
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- 51.17 Or My sacrifice, O God,
Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the high and lofty one
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place
and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble
and to revive the heart of the contrite.(A)
Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A)
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strays, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.(A)
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Isaiah 1:5-6
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5 Why do you seek further beatings?
Why do you continue to rebel?
The whole head is injured,
and the whole heart faint.(A)
6 From the sole of the foot to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
only bruises and sores
and bleeding wounds;
they have not been drained or bound up
or softened with oil.(B)
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