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Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, so he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
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Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and see from your lofty home— holy and beautiful. Where is your zeal and your might? Your yearning and your compassion are withheld from me.
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Hosea 14:4
I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for my anger will have turned from him.
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Isaiah 16:11
Therefore I moan like the sound of a lyre for Moab, as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.
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Song of Solomon 5 4
My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
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Luke 15:24
because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
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Judges 10:16
So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the LORD, and he became weary of Israel’s misery.
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Lamentations 3:31-32
For the Lord will not reject us forever.Even if he causes suffering, he will show compassion according to the abundance of his faithful love.
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Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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Jeremiah 31:9
They will come weeping, but I will bring them back with consolation. I will lead them to wadis filled with water, by a smooth way where they will not stumble, for I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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Deuteronomy 32:36
The LORD will indeed vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and no one is left— slave or free.
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Jeremiah 3:19
I thought,“ How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.” I thought,“ You will call me‘ My Father’ and never turn away from me.”
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Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love.He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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Psalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
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Genesis 43:30
Joseph hurried out because he was overcome with emotion for his brother, and he was about to weep. He went into an inner room and wept there.
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Hosea 11:8-9
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart; my compassion is stirred!I will not vent the full fury of my anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not come in rage.
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1 Kings 3 26
The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son.“ My lord, give her the living baby,” she said,“ but please don’t have him killed!” But the other one said,“ He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”
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Proverbs 3:12
for the LORD disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
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Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore, my heart moans like flutes for Moab, and my heart moans like flutes for the people of Kir-heres. And therefore, the wealth he has gained has perished.
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Isaiah 57:16-18
For I will not accuse you forever, and I will not always be angry; for then the spirit would grow weak before me, even the breath, which I have made.Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
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Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”