Now then, (A)if you will indeed obey My voice and (B)keep My covenant, then you shall be (C)My [a]own possession among all the peoples, for (D)all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me (E)a kingdom of priests and (F)a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”

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  1. Exodus 19:5 Or special treasure

Now if you obey me fully(A) and keep my covenant,(B) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(C) Although the whole earth(D) is mine, you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(E) and a holy nation.’(F) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

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  1. Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. You

12 (A)I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

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12 I will walk(A) among you and be your God,(B) and you will be my people.(C)

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which I commanded your forefathers on the (A)day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the (B)iron furnace, saying, ‘(C)Listen to My voice, and [a]do according to all that I command you; so you shall be (D)My people, and I will be your God,’

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  1. Jeremiah 11:4 Lit do them

the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt,(A) out of the iron-smelting furnace.(B)’ I said, ‘Obey(C) me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people,(D) and I will be your God.

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11 For as the undergarment clings to the waist of a man, so I made the entire household of Israel and the entire household of Judah (A)cling to Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that they might be My people, for [a](B)renown, for (C)praise, and for glory; but they (D)did not listen.’

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  1. Jeremiah 13:11 Lit a name

11 For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown(A) and praise and honor.(B) But they have not listened.’(C)

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