Jer 31:18-20, Dan 5:21-22, Mic 6:8, Luk 4:18, 6:20, 18:14, Jam 1:10 | ESV | STEP | I have heard Ephraim grieving , You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined , like an untrained calf ; bring me back that I may be restored , for you are the Lord my God .

18 I have heard ^aEphraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
^bbring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after ^cI had turned away, I relented,
and after I was instructed, ^dI struck my thigh;
^eI was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 ^fIs Ephraim my dear son?
^gIs he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
^hTherefore my heart ^{▼▼Hebrew bowels} yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,

declares the Lord.

Daniel 5:21-22

21 ^jHe was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, ^kuntil he knew that the ^lMost High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. 22 And you his son, ^{▼▼Or successor} ⁿBelshazzar, ^ohave not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Micah 6:8

8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and ^pwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ^{▼▼Or steadfast love}
and to ^rwalk humbly with your God?

Luke 4:18

18 ^s“The Spirit of the Lord ^tis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to ^uproclaim good news to the poor.
^vHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and ^wrecovering of sight to the blind,
^xto set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Luke 6:20

The Beatitudes

20 And ^yhe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^zand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^aayours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:14

14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For ^abeveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

James 1:10

10 and ^acthe rich in his humiliation, because ^adlike a flower of the grass ^{▼▼Or a wild flower} he will pass away.