Deuteronomy 7:6-8
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6 For you are a holy people(A) belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession(B) out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
7 “The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8 But because the Lord loved(C) you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed(D) you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 Yet the Lord had his heart set on your ancestors and loved them.(A) He chose their descendants after them—he chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.(B)
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but he turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves(A) you.(B)
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Deuteronomy 33:3
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3 Indeed he loves the people.[a](A)
All your[b] holy ones are in your hand,
and they assemble[c] at your feet.
Each receives your words.
Jeremiah 31:3
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3 the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;(A)
therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.(B)
Footnotes
- 31:3 LXX; MT reads me
Hosea 11:1
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The Lord’s Love for Israel
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Malachi 1:2
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2 “I have loved you,”(A) says the Lord.
Yet you ask, “How have you loved us?”
“Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” (B) This is the Lord’s declaration. “Even so, I loved Jacob,
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