Lam 3:31-34, Eze 34:16, Luk 4:18, 2Cor 2:7, Heb 12:12-13 | ESV | STEP

lCited from Isa. 61:1, 2

m ver. 1; [Acts 1:2]

n Matt. 11:5; [ch. 6:20]

o Ps. 146:7, 8

p[Isa. 42:7; John 9:39; Acts 26:18]

q Isa. 58:6

r Gal. 6:1; [Eph. 4:32]

sCited from Isa. 35:3; [Job 4:3, 4]

t Prov. 4:26, 27

u James 5:16; [Gal. 6:1]

Lamentations 3:31-34

31 ^aFor the Lord will not
cast off forever,
32 but, though he ^bcause grief, ^che will have compassion
^daccording to the abundance of his steadfast love;
33 ^efor he does not afflict from his heart
or ^fgrieve the children of men.
34 To crush underfoot
all ^gthe prisoners of the earth,

Ezekiel 34:16

16 ^hI will seek the lost, ⁱand I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and ^jthe fat and the strong I will destroy. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over} I will feed them in justice.

Luke 4:18

18 ^l“The Spirit of the Lord ^mis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to ⁿproclaim good news to the poor.
^oHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and ^precovering of sight to the blind,
^qto set at liberty those who are oppressed,

2 Corinthians 2:7

7 so ^ryou should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Hebrews 12:12-13

12 Therefore ^slift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13 and ^tmake straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint ^ubut rather be healed.