16 Therefore he never withdraws his mercy from us; but though he chastens with calamity, he doesn’t forsake his own people. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 6:16
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2 Maccabees 7:32–34
32 For we are suffering because of our own sins. (WEB) 33 If for rebuke and chastening, our living Lord has been angered a little while, yet he will again be reconciled with his own servants. (WEB) 34 But you, O unholy man and of all most vile, don’t be vainly lifted up in your wil… (WEB)
Psalms 103:8–10
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. 9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
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32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. 33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. 34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
Sirach 18:10–12
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Nehemiah 9:30–32
30 You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. 31 But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You f…
1 Clement 56:15–16
15 And thou shalt come to the grave as ripe corn reaped in due season, or as the heap of the threshing floor gathered together at the right time. (1CL) 16 Ye see, dearly beloved, how great protection there is for them that are chastened by the Master: for being a kind fat… (1CL)
Psalms of Solomon 14:1–2
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Psalms 44:16–18
16 at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge. 17 All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant. 18 Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
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