Jeremiah 30
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: e Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
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f For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, g when I will restore h the fortunes of my people, i Israel and Judah, says the Lord, j and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
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These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning i Israel and Judah:
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"Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
of terror, and no peace.
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Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
k Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach k like a woman in labor?
l Why has every face turned pale?
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Alas! m That day is so great
n there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
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"And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will o break his p yoke from off your neck, and I will o burst your bonds, q and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
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But they shall serve the Lord their God and r David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
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s "Then fear not, t O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, s I will save you from far away,
u and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
s Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
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v For I am with you to save you,
declares the Lord;
v I will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
v I will w discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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"For thus says the Lord:
x Your hurt is incurable,
y and your wound is grievous.
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There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
z no healing for you.
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a All your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of b an enemy,
the punishment c of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
d because your sins are flagrant.
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x Why do you cry out over your hurt?
x Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
d because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
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e Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and f all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
g those who plunder you shall be plundered,
h and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
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i For I will restore j health to you,
and k your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because l they have called you an outcast:
l 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
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"Thus says the Lord:
Behold, m I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on n its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
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o Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
p I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
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q Their children shall be as they were of old,
and their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
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r Their prince shall be one of themselves;
r their ruler shall come out from their midst;
s I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
t for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
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u And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God."
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v Behold w the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
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x The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intentions of his mind.
y In the latter days you will understand this.
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Jeremiah 36:2
Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today.
Habakkuk 2:2
And the Lord answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.
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Habakkuk 2:3
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
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Jeremiah 30:18
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Jeremiah 29:14
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Jeremiah 31:23
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Jeremiah 32:44
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Jeremiah 33:7
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Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, t...
Jeremiah 33:26
Then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and D...
Job 42:10
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when...
Lamentations 2:14
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Ezra 2:1
Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
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Isaiah 11:12 - 13
He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Hosea 1:11
And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
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Jeremiah 12:15
And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land.
Ezekiel 20:42
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country that I swore to give to your fathers.
Jeremiah 16:15
But 'As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers.
Jeremiah 23:3
Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
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Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.
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Isaiah 13:8
They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
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Isaiah 13:8
They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
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Nahum 2:10
Desolate! Desolation and ruin! Hearts melt and knees tremble; anguish is in all loins; all faces grow pale!
Joel 2:6
Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale.
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Joel 2:11
The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome; who can endure it?
Zephaniah 1:14
The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there.
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Daniel 12:1
At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.
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Jeremiah 2:20
For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; but you said, 'I will not serve.' Yes, on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore.
Nahum 1:13
And now I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart.
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Jeremiah 2:20
For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; but you said, 'I will not serve.' Yes, on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore.
Nahum 1:13
And now I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart.
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Jeremiah 27:2
Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
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Ezekiel 34:27
And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
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Isaiah 55:3 - 4
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that yo...
Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up over them one shepherd, my se...
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David shall be king over them, and t...
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return a...
Luke 1:69 - 70
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in...
Acts 13:22 - 23
And when he had removed him, he raised up David...
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,...
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Jeremiah 42:11
Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
Jeremiah 46:27 - 28
But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.
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Jeremiah 42:11
Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
Jeremiah 46:27 - 28
But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.
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Jeremiah 42:11
Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
Jeremiah 46:27 - 28
But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.
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Isaiah 41:8
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend.
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Jeremiah 3:18
In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage.
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Jeremiah 46:28
Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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Jeremiah 46:28
Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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Jeremiah 46:28
Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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Jeremiah 10:24
Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
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Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?
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Jeremiah 10:19
Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. But I said, "Truly this is an affliction, and I must bear it.
Jeremiah 14:17
You shall say to them this word: 'Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.
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Jeremiah 46:11
Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have used many medicines; there is no healing for you.
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Lamentations 1:2
She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies.
Jeremiah 4:30
And you, O desolate one, what do you mean that you dress in scarlet, that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, that you enlarge your eyes with paint? In vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life.
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Job 13:24
Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy?
Job 19:11
He has kindled his wrath against me and counts me as his adversary.
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.
Lamentations 2:4
He has bent his bow like an enemy, with his right hand set like a foe; and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes in the tent of the daughter of Zion; he has poured out his fury like fire.
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Job 30:21
You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me.
Jeremiah 6:23
They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!
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Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down; a wolf from the desert shall devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities; everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are great.
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Jeremiah 30:12
For thus says the Lord : Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.
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Jeremiah 30:12
For thus says the Lord : Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.
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Jeremiah 30:14
All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant.
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Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with you to save you, declares the Lord ; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Jeremiah 10:25
Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, and on the peoples that call not on your name, for they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Isaiah 41:11
Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.
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Exodus 23:22
But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
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Isaiah 33:1
Ah, you destroyer, who yourself have not been destroyed, you traitor, whom none has betrayed! When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you.
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Jeremiah 2:14
Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant? Why then has he become a prey?
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Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
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Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
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Psalms 6:2
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
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Micah 4:6 - 7
In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted.
Zephaniah 3:19
Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth.
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Micah 4:6 - 7
In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted.
Zephaniah 3:19
Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth.
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Amos 9:11
In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old.
Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.
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Deuteronomy 13:16
You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its open square and burn the city and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.
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Jeremiah 31:12 - 13
They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.
Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord : "'Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!' For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 51:11
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Ezekiel 36:10
And I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:37
Thus says the Lord God : This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock.
Zechariah 10:8
I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before.
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Isaiah 1:26
And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
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Numbers 16:5
And he said to Korah and all his company, "In the morning the Lord will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.
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Jeremiah 49:19
Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?
Hebrews 5:4
And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
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Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 31:1
"At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people."
Jeremiah 32:38
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Jeremiah 31:33
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord : I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Leviticus 26:12
And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.
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Jeremiah 23:19 - 20
Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
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Jeremiah 25:32
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth!
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Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; they have tired themselves out but profit nothing. They shall be ashamed of their harvests because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
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Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.
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