Bible Cross References
forgive the sin
Ezra 1:1-6
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In the first year that Cyrus of Persia was emperor, the LORD made what he had said through the prophet Jeremiah come true. He prompted Cyrus to issue the following command and send it out in writing to be read aloud everywhere in his empire:
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"This is the command of Cyrus, Emperor of Persia. The LORD, the God of Heaven, has made me ruler over the whole world and has given me the responsibility of building a temple for him in Jerusalem in Judah.
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May God be with all of you who are his people. You are to go to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is worshiped in Jerusalem.
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If any of his people in exile need help to return, their neighbors are to give them this help. They are to provide them with silver and gold, supplies and pack animals, as well as offerings to present in the Temple of God in Jerusalem."
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Then the heads of the clans of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone else whose heart God had moved got ready to go and rebuild the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem.
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All their neighbors helped them by giving them many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple.
Psalm 106:40-47
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So the LORD was angry with his people; he was disgusted with them.
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He abandoned them to the power of the heathen, and their enemies ruled over them.
42
They were oppressed by their enemies and were in complete subjection to them.
43
Many times the LORD rescued his people, but they chose to rebel against him and sank deeper into sin.
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Yet the LORD heard them when they cried out, and he took notice of their distress.
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For their sake he remembered his covenant, and because of his great love he relented.
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He made all their oppressors feel sorry for them.
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Save us, O LORD our God, and bring us back from among the nations, so that we may be thankful and praise your holy name.
Jeremiah 33:6-13
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But I will heal this city and its people and restore them to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.
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I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them as they were before.
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I will purify them from the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion.
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Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city."
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The LORD said, "People are saying that this place is like a desert, that it has no people or animals living in it. And they are right; the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are empty; no people or animals live there. But in these places you will hear again
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the shouts of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say, 'Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, because he is good and his love is eternal.' I will make this land as prosperous as it was before. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD Almighty said, "In this land that is like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep.
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In the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the LORD, have spoken."
which thou
Genesis 13:15
I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours forever.
Exodus 6:8
I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the LORD.' "
Joshua 21:43
So the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors he would give them. When they had taken possession of it, they settled down there.