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why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the Lord himself will dwell forever?
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You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
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Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
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since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.
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Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
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Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
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The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
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for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
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The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
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But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.
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For this is what the Lord says: “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant—
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so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”
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“Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion.
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then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.’”
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“Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,
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They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.
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“Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
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The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
