Lamentations 3:33
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33 for he does not willingly afflict
or grieve anyone.(A)
Ezekiel 33:11
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11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?(A)
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Ezekiel 18:32
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32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live.(A)
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Hebrews 12:9-10
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9 Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(A)
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Isaiah 28:21
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21 For the Lord will rise up as on Mount Perazim;
he will rage as in the valley of Gibeon
to do his deed—strange is his deed!—
and to work his work—alien is his work!(A)
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