Now then, (A)if you will indeed obey My voice and (B)keep My covenant, then you shall be (C)My [a]own possession among all the peoples, for (D)all the earth is Mine;

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  1. Exodus 19:5 Or special treasure

Now if you obey me fully(A) and keep my covenant,(B) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(C) Although the whole earth(D) is mine,

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and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “On the day when I (A)chose Israel and [a]swore to the [b]descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I [c]swore to them, saying, (B)I am the Lord your God,

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  1. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit lifted up My hand, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit seed
  3. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit lifted up My hand, and so throughout the ch

and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose(A) Israel, I swore with uplifted hand(B) to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.(C)

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19 I will (A)betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in (B)righteousness and in justice,
In favor and in compassion,
20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
Then you will (C)know the Lord.

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19 I will betroth(A) you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in[a] righteousness and justice,(B)
    in[b] love and compassion.(C)
20 I will betroth you in[c] faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge(D) the Lord.(E)

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  1. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  2. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  3. Hosea 2:20 Or with