Job 33:24
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24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [a]a ransom’;
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- Job 33:24 an atonement
Psalm 49:7-8
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7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor (A)give to God a ransom for him—
8 For (B)the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
Job 33:18
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18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from [a]perishing by the sword.
Footnotes
- Job 33:18 Lit. passing
1 Peter 1:18-19
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18 knowing that you were not redeemed with [a]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but (A)with the precious blood of Christ, (B)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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- 1 Peter 1:18 perishable
1 Timothy 2:6
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6 (A)who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
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Romans 5:20-21
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20 Moreover (A)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (B)abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Zechariah 9:11
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God Will Save His People
11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.
Micah 7:18-20
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18 (A)Who is a God like You,
(B)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (C)the remnant of His heritage?
(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (E)mercy.[a]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all [b]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 (F)You will give truth to Jacob
And [c]mercy to Abraham,
(G)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
- Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness
Hosea 14:4
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4 “I will heal their (A)backsliding,
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
Job 22:21
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21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (A)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
Exodus 33:19
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19 Then He said, “I will make all My (A)goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. (B)I will be gracious to whom I will be (C)gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
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Romans 3:24-26
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24 being justified [a]freely (A)by His grace (B)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (C)as a [b]propitiation (D)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (E)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Jeremiah 31:20
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20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
(A)Therefore My [a]heart yearns for him;
(B)I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 31:20 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 38:17-19
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17 Indeed it was for my own peace
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (A)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You,
As I do this day;
(B)The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
Psalm 86:15
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15 But (A)You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
Psalm 86:13
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13 For great is Your mercy toward me,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of [a]Sheol.
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- Psalm 86:13 The abode of the dead
Psalm 86:5
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5 For (A)You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Psalm 71:3
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3 (A)Be my [a]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the (B)commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
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- Psalm 71:3 Lit. rock of refuge or rock of habitation
Psalm 40:2
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2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of (A)the miry clay,
And (B)set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
Psalm 30:9-12
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9 “What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
(A)Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”
11 (B)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [a]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my [b]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
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- Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning
- Psalm 30:12 soul
Psalm 22:4
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4 Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
Job 36:18
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18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For (A)a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
Job 36:10-11
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10 (A)He also opens their ear to [a]instruction,
And commands that they turn from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serve Him,
They shall (B)spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
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- Job 36:10 discipline
Exodus 34:6-7
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6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord (A)God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in (B)goodness and (C)truth, 7 (D)keeping mercy for thousands, (E)forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, (F)by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”
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