- but now:
- "[It is] goodª for me that¹ I have been afflicted;ª° that¹ I might learnª° thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:71} + "I know,ª° O LORD,ª that¹ thy judgmentsª [are] right,ª and [that] thou in faithfulnessª hast afflictedª° me." {Psa 119:75} + "I have surely²° heardª° Ephraimª bemoaning²° himself¹ [thus]; Thou hast chastisedª° me, and I was chastised,ª° as a bullockª unaccustomedªª° [to the yoke]: turnª° thou me, and I shall be turned;ª° for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª my God.ª ... Surely¹ after² that¹ I was turned,ª° I repented;ª° and after² that¹ I was instructed,ª° I smoteª° upon¹ [my] thigh:ª I was ashamed,ª° yea, even¹ confounded,ª° because¹ I did bearª° the reproachª of my youth.ª" {Jer 31:18-19} + "Therefore,¹ behold,¹ I will hedge²° up¹¹ thy wayª with thorns,ª and makeª°¹ a wall,ª that she shall not¹ findª° her paths.ª ... And she shall follow²° after¹¹ her lovers,ª° but she shall not¹ overtakeª° them; and she shall seekª° them, but shall not¹ findª° [them]: then shall she say,ª° I will go²°¹ and returnª° to¹ my firstª husband;ª for¹ then¹ [was it] betterª with me than now.ª¹" {Hsa 2:6-7} + "I will go²°¹ [and] returnª° to¹ my place,ª till¹¹ they acknowledge their offence,ª° and seekª° my face:ª in their afflictionª they will seek me early.ª°" {Hsa 5:15} + "Come,²°¹ and let us returnª° unto¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he¹ hath torn,ª° and he will healª° us; he hath smitten,ª° and he will bind us up.ª°" {Hsa 6:1} + "Forª they¹ verilyª forª a fewª daysª chastenedª° [us] afterª their own²¹ pleasure;ª° butª he¹ forª [our] profit,ª° that² [we] might be partakersª° of hisª holiness.ª ... Nowª noªª chasteningª forª² the¹ presentª° seemethª° to beª° joyous,ª butª grievous:ª neverthelessª afterwardª it yieldethª° the peaceableª fruitª of righteousnessª unto them which are exercisedª° thereby.ªª" {Hbr 12:10-11} + "Becauseª thou hast keptª° the¹ wordª of myª patience,ª I alsoª will keepª° theeª fromª the¹ hourª of temptation,ª which² shall¹ comeª²°° uponª allª the¹ world,²¹ to tryª° them¹ that dwellª° uponª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 3:10}
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