Judges 10:16

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Summary

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

They put

His soul

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Bible References

They put

and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He renovated the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.

He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the Lord’s temple, along with all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.

At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.

“Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so they will not be a stumbling block that causes your punishment.

Israel, return to Yahweh your God,
for you have stumbled in your sin.

His soul

the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

When He heard their cry,
He took note of their distress,

In all their suffering, He suffered,

and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion;
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past.

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
I have had a change of heart;
My compassion is stirred!

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,

“Where have you put him?” He asked.

“Lord,” they told Him, “come and see.”

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

for 40 years.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation
and said, “They always go astray in their hearts,
and they have not known My ways.”

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.

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So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths and only worshiped the Lord.

On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.

The Lord relented concerning this. “This will not happen either,” said the Lord God.