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- "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª°" {Isa 57:15} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª°" {Isa 61:1} + "Because¹ thine heartª was tender,ª° and thou hast humbled²° thyself¹ beforeª¹ the LORD,ª when thou heardestª° what¹ I spakeª° against¹ this¹ place,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, that they should become¹ a desolationª and a curse,ª and hast rentª°¹ thy clothes,ª and weptª° beforeª me; I¹ also¹ have heardª° [thee], saithª° the LORD.ª ... Behold¹ therefore,¹ I will gatherª° thee unto¹ thy fathers,ª and thou shalt be gatheredª° into¹ thy graveª in peace;ª and thine eyesª shall not¹ seeª° all¹ the evilª which¹ I¹ will bringª° upon¹ this¹ place.ª And they broughtª°¹ the kingª wordª again.²°" {2Kg 22:19-20} + "Because¹ thine heartª was tender,ª° and thou didst humble²° thyself¹ beforeª¹ God,ª when thou heardestª°¹ his wordsª against¹ this¹ place,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and humbledst²° thyself¹ beforeª me, and didst rendª°¹ thy clothes,ª and weepª° beforeª me; I¹ have even heardª° [thee] also,¹ saithª° the LORD.ª ... Behold,¹ I will gatherª° thee to¹ thy fathers,ª and thou shalt be gatheredª° to¹ thy graveª in peace,ª neither¹ shall thine eyesª seeª° all¹ the evilª that¹ I¹ will bringª° upon¹ this¹ place,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of the same. So they broughtª°¹ the kingª wordª again.²°" {2Ch 34:27-28} + "The LORDª [is] nighª unto them that are of a brokenª° heart;ª and savethª° such as be of a contriteª spirit.ª" {Psa 34:18} + "The sacrificesª of Godª [are] a brokenª° spirit:ª a brokenª° and a contriteª° heart,ª O God,ª thou wilt not¹ despise.ª°" {Psa 51:17} + "Though¹ the LORDª [be] high,ª° yet hath he respectª° unto the lowly:ª but the proudª he knowethª° afar off.ª¹" {Psa 138:6} + "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 ... [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 31:19-20} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ him, Go throughª° the midstª of the city,ª through the midstª of Jerusalem,ª and setª° a markª upon¹ the foreheadsª of the men²¹ that sighª° and that cryª° for¹ all¹ the abominationsª that be doneª° in the midstª thereof. ... Slayª° utterlyª oldª [and] young,ª both maids,ª and little children,ª and women:ª but come not nearª°¹¹ any¹ manª upon¹ whom¹ [is] the mark;ª and beginª° at my sanctuary.ª¹ Then they beganª° at the ancientª men²¹ which¹ [were] beforeª the house.ª" {Ezk 9:4-6} + "Blessedª [are] the¹ poorª in spirit:ª forª theirsª isª° the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª ... Blessedª [are] they that mourn:ª° forª theyª shall be comforted.ª°" {Mtt 5:3-4} + "Andª the¹ publican,ª standingª° afar off,ª wouldª° notª lift upª° so much asª [his] eyes²¹ untoª heaven,ª butª smoteª° uponª his²¹ breast,ª saying,ª° Godª be mercifulª° to meª a sinner.ª ... I tellª° you,ª this manª went downª° toª his²¹ houseª justifiedª° [rather] thanª the other:ª forª every oneª that exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 18:13-14}
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