- thy bowels:
- "In all¹ their afflictionª he was afflicted,ª and the angelª of his presenceª savedª° them: in his loveª and in his pityª he¹ redeemedª° them; and he bareª° them, and carriedª° them all¹ the daysª of old.ª" {Isa 63:9} + "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 49:15} + "Remember,ª° O LORD,ª thy tender merciesª and thy lovingkindnesses;ª for¹ they¹ [have been] ever of old.ª¹" {Psa 25:6} *marg. "[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} + "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} + "Throughª the tender² mercyª¹ of ourª God;ª wherebyªª the dayspringª fromª on highª hath visitedª° us,ª" {Lke 1:78} *marg. "If [there be] therefore² anyª¹ consolationª inª Christ,ª if anyª comfortª of love,ª if anyª fellowshipª of the Spirit,ª if anyª bowelsª andª mercies,ª" {Php 2:1} + "Butª whosoªª hathª° this world'sª good,ª andª seethª° his²¹ brotherª haveª° need,ª andª shutteth upª° his²¹ bowelsª [of compassion] fromª him,ª howª dwellethª° the¹ loveª of Godª inª him?ª" {1Jn 3:17}
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