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- "But Zionª said,ª° The LORDª hath forsakenª° me, and my Lordª hath forgottenª° me. ... Can a womanª forgetª° her sucking child,ª that she should not have compassionª°¹ on the sonª of her womb?ª yea,¹ they¹ may forget,ª° yet will I¹ not¹ forgetª° thee." {Isa 49:14-15} + "For¹ the LORDª hath calledª° thee as a womanª forsakenª° and grievedª° in spirit,ª and a wifeª of youth,ª when¹ thou wast refused,ª° saithª° thy God.ª ... In a littleª wrathª I hidª° my faceª from¹ thee for a moment;ª but with everlastingª kindnessª will I have mercyª° on thee, saithª° the LORDª thy Redeemer.ª°" {Isa 54:6-8} + "Whereasª thou hast been¹ forsakenª° and hated,ª° so that no man¹ went throughª° [thee], I will makeª° thee an eternalª excellency,ª a joyª of many² generations.ª" {Isa 60:15} + "For¹ the LORDª will not¹ forsakeª°¹ his peopleª for his greatª name'sª sake:¹ because¹ it hath pleasedª° the LORDª to makeª° you his people.ª" {1Sm 12:22} + "[Why is light given] to a manª whose¹ wayª is hid,ª° and whom¹ Godª hath hedged in?ª°" {Job 3:23} + "For I¹ saidª° in my haste,ª° I am cut offª° from beforeª¹ thine eyes:ª neverthelessª thou heardestª° the voiceª of my supplicationsª when I criedª° unto¹ thee." {Psa 31:22} + "Will the Lordª cast offª° for ever?ª and will²° he be favourableª° no¹ more?¹¹ ... And I said,ª° This¹ [is] my infirmity:ª° [but I will remember] the yearsª of the right handª of the most High.ª" {Psa 77:7-10} + "Considerestª° thou not¹ what¹ this¹ peopleª have spoken,ª° saying,ª° The twoª familiesª which¹ the LORDª hath chosen,ª° he hath even cast them off?ª° thus they have despisedª° my people,ª that they should be no¹¹ more¹ a nationª beforeª them." {Jer 33:24} + "Then he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª these¹ bonesª are the whole¹ houseª of Israel:ª behold,¹ they say,ª° Our bonesª are dried,ª° and our hopeª is lost:ª° we are cut offª° for our parts." {Ezk 37:11} + "I sayª° then,ª² Hath²°¹ Godª cast awayª° his²¹ people?ª God forbid.ªª° Forª Iª alsoª amª° an Israelite,ª ofª the seedª of Abraham,ª [of] the tribeª of Benjamin.ª ... Godª hath²° notª cast awayª° his²¹ peopleª whichª he foreknew.ªª° Wot¹ ye²° notª whatª the¹ scriptureª saithª° ofª Elias?ª howª he maketh intercessionª° to Godª againstª Israel,ª saying,ª°" {Rom 11:1-2}
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