Bible Cross References
surely
Job 33:27
Each one will say in public, "I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.
Job 33:28
He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive."
Psalm 102:19
The LORD looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth.
Psalm 102:20
He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.
Isaiah 57:15-18
15
"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.
16
I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever.
17
I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, and so I punished them and abandoned them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way.
18
"I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn.
Hosea 5:15
"I will abandon my people until they have suffered enough for their sins and come looking for me. Perhaps in their suffering they will try to find me."
Hosea 6:1
The people say, "Let's return to the LORD! He has hurt us, but he will be sure to heal us; he has wounded us, but he will bandage our wounds, won't he?
Hosea 6:2
In two or three days he will revive us, and we will live in his presence.
Luke 15:20
So he got up and started back to his father. "He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.
Ephraim
Jeremiah 31:6
Yes, the time is coming when sentries will call out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Let's go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.' "
Jeremiah 31:9
My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."
Jeremiah 3:21
A noise is heard on the hilltops: it is the people of Israel crying and pleading because they have lived sinful lives and have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 3:22
Return, all of you who have turned away from the LORD; he will heal you and make you faithful. You say, "Yes, we are coming to the LORD because he is our God.
Jeremiah 50:4
The LORD says, "When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God.
Jeremiah 50:5
They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it.
Hosea 11:8
"How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong.
Hosea 11:9
I will not punish you in my anger; I will not destroy Israel again. For I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am with you. I will not come to you in anger.
Hosea 14:4-8
4
The LORD says, "I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them.
5
I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon.
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They will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like the cedars of Lebanon.
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Once again they will live under my protection. They will grow crops of grain and be fruitful like a vineyard. They will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.
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The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings."
Thou hast
Jeremiah 2:30
I punished you, but it did no good; you would not let me correct you. Like a raging lion, you have murdered your prophets.
Jeremiah 5:3
Surely the LORD looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention; he crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.
Job 5:17
Happy is the person whom God corrects! Do not resent it when he rebukes you.
Psalm 39:8
Save me from all my sins, and don't let fools make fun of me.
Psalm 39:9
I will keep quiet, I will not say a word, for you are the one who made me suffer like this.
Psalm 94:12
LORD, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!
Psalm 119:75
I know that your judgments are righteous, LORD, and that you punished me because you are faithful.
Proverbs 3:11
My child, when the LORD corrects you, pay close attention and take it as a warning.
Isaiah 1:5
Why do you keep on rebelling? Do you want to be punished even more? Israel, your head is already covered with wounds, and your heart and mind are sick.
Isaiah 9:13
The people of Israel have not repented; even though the LORD Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.
Isaiah 57:17
I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, and so I punished them and abandoned them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way.
Hosea 5:12
I will bring destruction on Israel and ruin on the people of Judah.
Hosea 5:13
"When Israel saw how sick she was and when Judah saw her own wounds, then Israel went to Assyria to ask the great emperor for help, but he could not cure them or heal their wounds.
Zephaniah 3:2
It has not listened to the LORD or accepted his discipline. It has not put its trust in the LORD or asked for his help.
Hebrews 12:5
Have you forgotten the encouraging words which God speaks to you as his children? "My child, pay attention when the Lord corrects you, and do not be discouraged when he rebukes you.
Revelation 3:19
I rebuke and punish all whom I love. Be in earnest, then, and turn from your sins.
as a
Psalm 32:9
Don't be stupid like a horse or a mule, which must be controlled with a bit and bridle to make it submit."
Proverbs 26:3
You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
Proverbs 29:1
If you get more stubborn every time you are corrected, one day you will be crushed and never recover.
Isaiah 51:20
At the corner of every street your people collapse from weakness; they are like deer caught in a hunter's net. They have felt the force of God's anger.
Isaiah 53:7
"He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly; he never said a word. Like a lamb about to be slaughtered, like a sheep about to be sheared, he never said a word.
Lamentations 3:27-30
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And it is best to learn this patience in our youth.
28
When we suffer, we should sit alone in silent patience;
29
We should bow in submission, for there may still be hope.
30
Though beaten and insulted, we should accept it all.
Hosea 10:11
"Israel was once like a well-trained young cow, ready and willing to thresh grain. But I decided to put a yoke on her beautiful neck and to harness her for harder work. I made Judah pull the plow and Israel pull the harrow.
turn
Jeremiah 17:14
LORD, heal me and I will be completely well; rescue me and I will be perfectly safe. You are the one I praise!
Psalm 80:3
Bring us back, O God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!
Psalm 80:7
Bring us back, Almighty God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!
Psalm 80:19
Bring us back, LORD God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.
Psalm 85:4
Bring us back, O God our savior, and stop being displeased with us!
Lamentations 5:21
Bring us back to you, LORD! Bring us back! Restore our ancient glory.
Malachi 4:6
He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country."
Luke 1:17
He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him."
Acts 3:26
And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways."
Philippians 2:13
because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose.
James 1:16-18
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Do not be deceived, my dear friends!
17
Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
18
By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.
for
Jeremiah 3:22
Return, all of you who have turned away from the LORD; he will heal you and make you faithful. You say, "Yes, we are coming to the LORD because he is our God.
Jeremiah 3:25
We should lie down in shame and let our disgrace cover us. We and our ancestors have always sinned against the LORD our God; we have never obeyed his commands."
Isaiah 63:16
You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, LORD, are our father, the one who has always rescued us.