- we have:
- "And thou shalt sayª° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Israelª [is] my son,ª [even] my firstborn:ª" {Exd 4:22} + "Ye¹ [are] the childrenª of the LORDª your God:ª ye shall not¹ cut²° yourselves,¹ nor¹ makeª° any baldnessª between¹ your eyesª for the dead.ª°" {Deu 14:1} + "Doubtlessª thou¹ [art] our father,ª though¹ Abrahamª be ignorantªª° of us, and Israelª acknowledgeª° us not:¹ thou,¹ O LORD,ª [art] our father,ª our redeemer;ª° thy nameª [is] from everlasting.ª¹" {Isa 63:16} + "But now,¹ O LORD,ª thou¹ [art] our father;ª we¹ [are] the clay,ª and thou¹ our potter;ª° and we all¹ [are] the workª of thy hand.ª" {Isa 64:8} + "But I¹ said,ª° How¹ shall I putª° thee among the children,ª and giveª° thee a pleasantª land,ª a goodlyª heritageª of the hostsª of nations?ª and I said,ª° Thou shalt callª° me, My father;ª and shalt not¹ turn awayª° from¹¹ me.²" {Jer 3:19} + "[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} + "Moreover thou hast takenª°¹ thy sonsª and thy daughters,ª whom¹ thou hast borneª° unto me, and these hast thou sacrificedª° unto them to be devoured.ª° [Is this] of¹ thy whoredomsª a small matter,ª ... That thou hast slainª°¹ my children,ª and deliveredª° them to cause them to pass throughª° [the fire] for them?" {Ezk 16:20-21} + "A sonª honourethª° [his] father,ª and a servantª his master:ª if¹ then I¹ [be] a father,ª where¹ [is] mine honour?ª and if¹ I¹ [be] a master,ª where¹ [is] my fear?ª saithª° the LORDª of hostsª unto you, O priests,ª that despiseª° my name.ª And ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we despisedª°¹ thy name?ª" {Mal 1:6}
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