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“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed
against the Lord thy God.” “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness.”
Jeremiah 3:13
;
1 John 1:9
.
“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a
cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.”
Isaiah
44:22
.
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”
Isaiah 1:18, 19
.
“I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-
kindness have I drawn thee.” “I hid My face from thee for a moment;
but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee.”
Jeremiah
31:3
;
Isaiah 54:8
.
“Let not your heart be troubled.” “Peace I leave with you, My
peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let
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not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
John 14:1, 27
.
“A Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert
from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of
a great rock in a weary land.”
Isaiah 32:2
.
“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and
their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of
Israel will not forsake them.”
Isaiah 41:17
.
“Thus saith the Lord that made thee”: “I will pour water upon
him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My
Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring.”
Isaiah
44:2, 3
.
“Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth.”
Isaiah
45:22
.
“Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” “He was
wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes
we are healed.”
Matthew 8:17
;
Isaiah 53:5
.
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