Genesis 31:42
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42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear[a] of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”(A)
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- 31.42 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 47:9
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9 The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted.(A)
Joel 2:17
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17 Between the vestibule and the altar,
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”(A)
2 Esdras 8:45
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45 Surely not, O Lord[a] above! But spare your people and have mercy on your inheritance, for you have mercy on your own creation.”(A)
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- 8.45 Ethiop Arab Compare Syr: Lat lacks O Lord
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