Deuteronomy 7:8
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8 It was because the Lord loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn to your ancestors, that the Lord brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.(A)
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 Yet only on your ancestors did the Lord set his heart to love them. He chose you, their descendants, from all the peoples, as it is today.(A)
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Isaiah 43:4
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4 Because you are precious in my eyes
and honored, and I love you,
I give people in return for you
and nations in exchange for your life.(A)
Isaiah 63:9
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9 in their every affliction.
It was not an envoy or a messenger,
but his presence that saved them.
Because of his love and pity
the Lord redeemed them,
Lifting them up and carrying them
all the days of old.(A)
Hosea 11:1
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Hosea 11:4
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4 I drew them with human cords,
with bands of love;[a]
I fostered them like those
who raise an infant to their cheeks;
I bent down to feed them.(A)
Footnotes
- 11:4 I drew them…with bands of love: perhaps a reversal of the yoke imagery of the previous chapter, i.e., not forcing them like draft animals, but drawing them with kindness and affection.
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