Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.(A)

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Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

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(A)You should [a]know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:5 consider

19 “Or someone may be chastened(A) on a bed of pain(B)
    with constant distress in their bones,(C)

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19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

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19 Man is also chastened with pain on his (A)bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,

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10 He makes them listen(A) to correction(B)
    and commands them to repent of their evil.(C)

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10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

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10 (A)He also opens their ear to [a]instruction,
And commands that they turn from iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:10 discipline

Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(A)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(B) in all they did.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

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(A)I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But [a]they rose early and (B)corrupted all their deeds.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:7 They were eager

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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Loving God Under Trials

12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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