Ruth 2:20

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁰Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord,^(A) who has not forsaken his^[a] kindness to the living or the dead.”^(B) Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our family redeemers.”^(C)

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Ezra 9:9

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⁹Though we are slaves,^(A) our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings,^(B) giving us new life, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,^(C) to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Nehemiah 9:17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷They refused to listen
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.^(A)
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.^[a]^(B)
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,^(C)
and You did not abandon them.