Zechariah 8:15
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15 so again I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not be afraid.
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Zechariah 8:13
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13 Just as you have been a cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”(A)
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Micah 7:18-20
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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)
19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.(B)
20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(C)
Footnotes
- 7.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their
Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Zephaniah 3:16-17
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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands grow weak.(A)
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(B)
Footnotes
- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Micah 4:10-13
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10 Writhe and groan,[a] O daughter Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for now you shall go forth from the city
and camp in the open country;
you shall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued;
there the Lord will redeem you
from the hands of your enemies.(A)
11 Now many nations
are assembled against you,
saying, “Let her be profaned,
and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”(B)
12 But they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.(C)
13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter Zion,
for I will make your horn iron
and your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples
and shall[b] devote their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.(D)
Jeremiah 32:42
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42 For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good fortune that I now promise them.(A)
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Jeremiah 29:11-14
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11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.(A) 12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(B) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(C) 14 I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.(D)
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Isaiah 43:1-2
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Restoration and Protection Promised
43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are mine.(A)
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.(B)
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