1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Zechariah 12:1
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Isaiah 42:4–6
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1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi: 2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
Jeremiah 33:1–3
1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time: 2 “Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name: 3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you…
Zechariah 9:1–2
1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD — 2 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are…
Jeremiah 30:3–5
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Isaiah 45:11–13
11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? 12 It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all t…
Isaiah 44:23–25
23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel. 24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who… 25 …
Amos 4:12–13
12 “Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel! 13 For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides o…
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