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- "How¹ shall I give thee up,ª° Ephraim?ª [how] shall I deliverª° thee, Israel?ª how¹ shall I makeª° thee as Admah?ª [how] shall I setª° thee as Zeboim?ª mine heartª is turnedª° within¹ me, my repentingsª are kindledª° together.ª" {Hsa 11:8} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God:ª the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° thee to be¹ a specialª peopleª unto himself, above all¹¹ peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª ... The LORDª did not¹ set his loveª° upon you, nor chooseª° you, because ye were more² in number¹¹ than any¹¹ people;ª for¹ ye¹ [were] the fewestª of all¹¹ people:ª" {Deu 7:6-7} + "And they put awayª°¹ the strangeª godsª from amongª¹ them, and servedª°¹ the LORD:ª and his soulª was grievedª° for the miseryª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 10:16} + "And the LORDª was graciousª° unto them, and had compassion²° on¹ them, and had respectª° unto¹ them, because¹ of² his covenantª with¹ Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob,ª and wouldª° not¹ destroyª° them, neither¹ castª° he them from¹¹ his presenceª as¹ yet.²¹" {2Kg 13:23} + "Yea,¹ when¹ they had madeª° them a moltenª calf,ª and said,ª° This¹ [is] thy Godª that¹ brought thee upª° out of Egypt,ª¹ and had wroughtª° greatª provocations;ª ... Yet thou¹ in thy manifoldª merciesª forsookestª° them not¹ in the wilderness:ª¹ the pillarª of the cloudª departedª° not¹ from¹¹ them by day,ª to leadª° them in the way;ª neither the pillarª of fireª by night,ª to shew them light,ª° and the wayª wherein¹ they should go.²°¹" {Neh 9:18-19} + "Nevertheless for thy greatª mercies'ª sake thou didst²° not¹ utterly consumeª¹ them, nor¹ forsakeª° them; for¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª and mercifulª God.ª" {Neh 9:31} + "Manyª timesª did he deliverª° them; but they¹ provokedª° [him] with their counsel,ª and were brought lowª° for their iniquity.ª ... He madeª° them also to be pitiedª ofª all¹ those that carried them captives.ª°" {Psa 106:43-46} + "They say,ª° If¹ a manª put awayª°¹ his wife,ª and she goª° from¹¹ him, and become¹ anotherª man's,ª shall he return¹ unto¹ her again?²°¹ shall not¹ that¹ landª be greatly²° polluted?ª° but thou¹ hast played the harlotª° with manyª lovers;ª yet return¹ again²° to¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Wilt thou not¹ from this time¹¹ cryª° unto me, My father,ª thou¹ [art] the guideª of my youth?ª" {Jer 3:1-4} + "Goª° and proclaimª°¹ these¹ wordsª toward the north,ª and say,ª° Return,ª° thou backslidingª Israel,ª saithª° the LORD;ª [and] I will not¹ cause mine angerª to fallª° upon you: for¹ I¹ [am] merciful,ª saithª° the LORD,ª [and] I will not¹ keepª° [anger] for ever.ª ... Turn,ª° O backslidingª children,ª saithª° the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedª° unto you: and I will takeª° you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringª° you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:12-14} + "[Is] Ephraimª my dearª son?ª [is he] a pleasantª child?ª for¹ sinceª¹ I spakeª° against him, I do earnestly²° rememberª° him still:¹ therefore¹¹ my bowelsª are troubledª° for him; I will surely²° have mercyª° upon him, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:20} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:18-20} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª I am returnedª° to Jerusalemª with mercies:ª my houseª shall be builtª° in it, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and a lineª°² shall be stretched forthª° upon¹ Jerusalem.ª" {Zch 1:16} + "He hath holpenª° his²¹ servantª Israel,ª in remembranceª° of [his] mercy;ª ... Asª he spakeª° toª ourª fathers,ª to Abraham,ª andª to hisª seedª for² ever.ª¹" {Lke 1:54-55}
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