Then Jacob said, “(A)God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, Lord, who said to me, ‘(B)Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will [a]make you prosper,’ 10 [b]I am unworthy (C)of all the [c]favor and of all the [d]faithfulness, which You have shown to Your servant; for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies. 11 (D)Save me, please, (E)from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and [e]attack me and the (F)mothers with the children. 12 For You said, ‘(G)I will assuredly [f]make you prosper and (H)make your [g]descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:9 Lit do good with you
  2. Genesis 32:10 Lit I am less than all
  3. Genesis 32:10 I.e., generosity
  4. Genesis 32:10 Or truth
  5. Genesis 32:11 Lit strike
  6. Genesis 32:12 Lit do good with you
  7. Genesis 32:12 Lit seed

Jeremiah’s Prayer

12 (A)Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You;
Nevertheless I would (B)discuss matters of justice with You:
Why has the (C)way of the wicked prospered?
Why are all those who (D)deal in treachery at ease?

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(A)Do not [a]be anxious about anything, but in everything by (B)prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And (C)the peace of God, which surpasses all [b]comprehension, will (D)guard your hearts and (E)minds in (F)Christ Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:6 I.e., have anxiety
  2. Philippians 4:7 Lit mind

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