- is better:
- "Before¹ I¹ was afflictedª° I went astray:ª° but now¹ have I keptª° thy word.ª" {Psa 119:67} + "[It is] goodª for me that¹ I have been afflicted;ª° that¹ I might learnª° thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:71} + "They that sowª° in tearsª shall reapª° in joy.ª ... He that goeth²° forthª° and weepeth,ª° bearingª° preciousª seed,ª shall doubtless²° come²° againª with rejoicing,ª bringingª° his sheavesª [with him]." {Psa 126:5-6} + "Behold,¹ I will bringª° them from the northª country,ª¹ and gatherª° them from the coastsª¹ of the earth,ª [and] with them the blindª and the lame,ª the woman with child²¹ and her that travaileth with childª° together:ª a greatª companyª shall returnª° thither.¹ ... They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:8-9} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª A voiceª was heardª° in Ramah,ª lamentation,ª [and] bitterª weeping;ª Rahelª weepingª° for¹ her childrenª refusedª° to be comfortedª° for¹ her children,ª because¹ they [were] not.¹ ... [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 31:15-20} + "In those¹ days,ª and in that¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª the childrenª of Israelª shall come,ª° they¹ and the childrenª of Judahª together,ª goingª° and weeping:ª° they shall go,²°¹ and seekª° the LORDª their God.ª ... They shall askª° the wayª to Zionª with their facesª thitherward,ª [saying], Come,ª° and let us join²° ourselves¹ to¹ the LORDª in a perpetualª covenantª [that] shall not¹ be forgotten.ª°" {Jer 50:4-5} + "And I setª°¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:3-19} + "In those¹ daysª I¹ Danielª was¹ mourningª° threeª fullª weeks.ª ... I ateª° no¹ pleasant²¹ bread,ª neither¹ cameª° fleshª nor wineª in¹ my mouth,ª neither¹ did I anoint²° myself at all,ª° till¹ threeª wholeª weeksª were fulfilled.ª°" {Dan 10:2-3} + "And said,ª° O manª greatly beloved,²¹ fearª° not:¹ peaceª [be] unto thee, be strong,ª° yea, be strong.ª° And when he had spokenª° unto¹ me, I was strengthened,ª° and said,ª° Let my lordª speak;ª° for¹ thou hast strengthenedª° me." {Dan 10:19} + "And I will pourª° upon¹ the houseª of David,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª the spiritª of graceª and of supplications:ª and they shall lookª° upon¹ me¹ whom¹ they have pierced,ª° and they shall mourn²¹ for¹ him, as one mourneth²°¹ for¹ [his] onlyª [son], and shall be in bitternessª° for¹ him, as one that is in bitternessª° for¹ [his] firstborn.ª ... All¹ the familiesª that remain,ª° every familyª apart,¹ and their wivesª apart.¹" {Zch 12:10-14} + "Blessedª [are ye] that hungerª° now:ª forª ye shall be filled.ª° Blessedª [are ye] that weepª° now:ª forª ye shall laugh.ª°" {Lke 6:21} + "Woeª unto youª that are full!ª° forª ye shall hunger.ª° Woeª unto youª that laughª° now!ª forª ye shall mournª° andª weep.ª°" {Lke 6:25} + "Verily,ª verily,ª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª yeª shall weepª° andª lament,ª° butª the¹ worldª shall rejoice:ª° andª yeª shall be sorrowful,ª° butª yourª sorrowª shall be turnedª° intoª joy.ª ... Andª yeª² nowª thereforeª¹ haveª° sorrow:ª butª I will seeª° youª again,ª andª yourª heartª shall rejoice,ª° andª yourª joyª no manª takethª° fromª you.ª" {Jhn 16:20-22} + "Nowª I rejoice,ª° notª thatª ye were made sorry,ª° butª thatª ye sorrowedª° toª repentance:ª forª ye were made sorryª° after² a godly manner,ª¹ thatª ye might receive damageª° byª usª inª nothing.ª ... Forª beholdª° thisª selfsame thing,ª that² ye¹ sorrowedª° after² a godly sort,ª¹ whatª carefulnessª it wroughtª° in you,ª yea,ª [what] clearing of yourselves,ª yea,ª [what] indignation,ª yea,ª [what] fear,ª yea,ª [what] vehement desire,ª yea,ª [what] zeal,ª yea,ª [what] revenge!ª Inª allª [things] ye have approvedª° yourselvesª to beª° clearª inª this matter.ª" {2Co 7:9-11} + "Draw nighª° to God,ª andª he will draw nighª° to you.ª Cleanseª° [your] hands,ª [ye] sinners;ª andª purifyª° [your] hearts,ª [ye] double minded.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° in the sightª of the¹ Lord,ª andª he shall lift²° you² up.ª°¹" {Jms 4:8-10}
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