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- "And shalt returnª° unto¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and shalt obeyª° his voiceª according to all¹ that¹ I¹ commandª° thee this day,ª thou¹ and thy children,ª with all¹ thine heart,ª and with all¹ thy soul;ª ... If¹ [any] of thine be¹ driven outª° unto the outmostª [parts] of heaven,ª from thence¹¹ will the LORDª thy Godª gatherª° thee, and from thence¹¹ will he fetchª° thee:" {Deu 30:2-4} + "He lookethª° upon¹ men,²¹ and [if any] say,ª° I have sinned,ª° and pervertedª° [that which was] right,ª and it profitedª° me not;¹ ... He will deliverª° his soulª from goingª°¹ into the pit,ª and his lifeª shall seeª° the light.ª" {Job 33:27-28} + "For¹ thou,¹ Lord,ª [art] good,ª and ready to forgive;ª and plenteousª in mercyª unto all¹ them that call²° upon¹ thee." {Psa 86:5} + "But thou,¹ O Lord,ª [art] a Godª full of compassion,ª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and plenteousª in mercyª and truth.ª" {Psa 86:15} + "He hath not¹ dealtª° with us after our sins;ª nor¹ rewardedª°¹ us according to our iniquities.ª ... Like as a fatherª pitiethª°¹ [his] children,ª [so] the LORDª pitiethª°¹ them that fearª him." {Psa 103:10-13} + "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} + "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... For¹ [as] the heavensª are higherª° than the earth,ª¹ so¹ are my ways² higherª°¹ than your ways,ª¹ and my thoughtsª than your thoughts.ª¹" {Isa 55:6-9} + "I have seenª° his ways,ª and will healª° him: I will leadª° him also, and restoreª° comfortsª unto him and to his mourners.ª" {Isa 57:18} + "[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} + "And when I passedª° by¹ thee, and sawª° thee pollutedª° in thine own blood,ª I saidª° unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood,ª Live;ª° yea, I saidª° unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood,ª Live.ª° ... Now when I passedª° by¹ thee, and looked²° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª° unto thee, and enteredª° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine." {Ezk 16:6-8} + "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} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... He will turn again,ª° he will have compassionª° upon us; he will subdueª° our iniquities;ª and thou wilt castª° all¹ their sinsª into the depthsª of the sea.ª" {Mic 7:18-19} + "Forª the¹ promiseª isª° unto you,ª andª to yourª children,ª andª to allª that¹ are afar off,ªª [even] as many asª¹ the Lordª ourª Godª shall call.ª²°" {Act 2:39} + "Butª nowª inª Christª Jesusª yeª who² sometimes² wereª°¹ far offª are madeª° nighª byª the¹ bloodª of Christ.ª" {Eph 2:13} + "Andª cameª° and preachedª° peaceª to youª which² were afar off,ª andª to them that were nigh.ª" {Eph 2:17}
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