22 And you will say to Pharaoh: This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.(A)

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22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(A)

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Judah on Trial

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,(A)
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children[a] and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me.(B)

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  1. 1:2 Or sons, also in v. 4

A Rebellious Nation

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.

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Yet Lord, you are our Father;(A)
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we all are the work of your hands.(B)

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Yet you, Lord, are our Father.(A)
    We are the clay, you are the potter;(B)
    we are all the work of your hand.(C)

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The Lord’s Love for Israel

11 When Israel was a child, I loved him,(A)
and out of Egypt I called my son.(B)

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God’s Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)

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And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba,[b] Father!” (B)

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  1. 4:6 Other mss read your
  2. 4:6 Aramaic for father

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C)

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  1. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father