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Pharaoh's daughter came
down to the river to bathe, while her maids walked along the river
bank. Noticing the basket among the reeds, she sent her handmaid
to fetch it. On opening it, she looked, and lo, there was a baby
boy, crying! She was moved with pity for him and said, "It is
one of the Hebrews' children." Then his sister asked
Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew
women to nurse the child for you?" "Yes, do so,"
she answered. So the maiden went and called the child's own
mother. Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child and
nurse it for me, and I will repay you." The woman therefore
took the child and nursed it. When the child grew, she brought him
to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son and called him
Moses; for she said, "I drew him out of the
water." [EX 2:5-10] If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset; for this cloak of his is the only covering he has for his body. What else has he to sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate. [EX
22:25-26]
"You shall consume all the nations which
the LORD, your God, will deliver up to you. You are not to look on
them with pity, lest you be ensnared into serving their gods."
[DEUT 7:16]
"If your own full brother, or your son or
daughter, or your beloved wife, or your intimate friend, entices
you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have
not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away,
from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or
listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield
him" [Taken from DEUT 13:7-9]
Do not look on him with pity, but purge from
Israel the stain of shedding innocent blood, that you may prosper.
[DEUT 19:13]
Do not look on such a man with pity. [Taken from
DEUT 19:21]
Since you would not serve the LORD, your God,
with joy and gratitude for abundance of every kind, therefore in
hunger and thirst, in nakedness and utter poverty, you will serve
the enemies whom the LORD will send against you. He will put an
iron yoke on your neck, until he destroys you. "The LORD will
raise up against you a nation from afar, from the end of the
earth, that swoops down like an eagle, a nation whose tongue you
do not understand, a nation of stern visage, that shows neither
respect for the aged nor pity for the young." [Taken from DEUT 28:47-50]
"When all these things which I have set
before you, the blessings and the curses, are fulfilled in you,
and from among whatever nations the LORD, your God, may have
dispersed you, you ponder them in your heart: then, provided that
you and your children return to the LORD, your God, and heed his
voice with all your heart and all your soul, just as I now command
you, the LORD, your God, will change your lot; and taking pity on
you, he will again gather you from all the nations wherein he has
scattered you." [DEUT 30:1-3]
Surely, the LORD shall do justice for his
people; on his servants he shall have pity. [Taken from DEUT 32:36]
Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, he would be with the judge and save them from the power of their enemies as long as the judge lived; it was thus the LORD took pity on their distressful cries of affliction under their oppressors.
But when the judge died, they would relapse and do worse than their fathers, following other gods in service and worship, relinquishing none of their evil practices or stubborn conduct. [JUDG 2:18-19]
Hannah rose after one such meal at Shiloh, and
presented herself before the LORD; at the time, Eli the priest was
sitting on a chair near the doorpost of the LORD'S temple. In her
bitterness she prayed to the LORD, weeping copiously, and she made
a vow, promising: "O LORD of hosts, if you look with pity on
the misery of your handmaid, if you remember me and do not forget
me, if you give your handmaid a male child, I will give him to the
LORD for as long as he lives; neither wine nor liquor shall he
drink, and no razor shall ever touch his head." [1SAM 1:9-11]
David also stepped out of the cave, calling to
Saul, "My lord the king!" When Saul looked back, David
bowed to the ground in homage and asked Saul: "Why do you
listen to those who say, 'David is trying to harm you'? You see
for yourself today that the LORD just now delivered you into my
grasp in the cave. I had some thought of killing you, but I took
pity on you instead. I decided, 'I will not raise a hand against
my lord, for he is the LORD'S anointed and a father to me.'" [1SAM
24:9-11]
King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel during the entire reign of
Jehoahaz. But the LORD was merciful with Israel and looked on them with compassion because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was unwilling to destroy them or to cast them out from his presence. [2KGS
13:22-23]
"Be not obstinate, as your fathers were; extend your hands to the LORD and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD, your God, that he may turn away his burning anger from you. For when you return to the LORD, your brethren and your children will find mercy with their captors and return to this land; for merciful and compassionate is the LORD, your God, and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him."
[2CHRON 30:8-9]
Early and often did the LORD, the God of their fathers, send his messengers to them, for he had compassion on his people and his dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised his warnings, and scoffed at his prophets, until the anger of the LORD against his people was so inflamed that there was no remedy. [2CHRON
36:15-16]
They refused to obey and no longer remembered
the miracles you had worked for them. They stiffened their necks
and turned their heads to return to their slavery in Egypt. But
you are a God of pardons, gracious and compassionate, slow to
anger and rich in mercy; you did not forsake them. [NEH 9:17]
"You know, O Master, that I am innocent of
any impure act with a man, And that I have never defiled my own
name or my father's name in the land of my exile. I am my
father's only daughter, and he has no other child to make his
heir, Nor does he have a close kinsman or other relative whom I
might bide my time to marry. I have already lost seven husbands;
why then should I live any longer? But if it please you, Lord, not
to slay me, look favorably upon me and have pity on me; never
again let me hear these insults!" [Taken from TOBIT 3:14-15]
O Jerusalem, holy city, he scourged you for the
works of your hands, but will again pity the children of the
righteous. [TOBIT 13:9]
"Lord, God of heaven, behold their
arrogance! Have pity on the lowliness of our people, and look with
favor this day on those who are consecrated to you." [JDTH
6:19]
"Hear my prayer; have pity on your inheritance
and turn our sorrow into joy: thus we shall live to sing praise to
your name, O Lord. Do not silence those who praise you." [Taken
from ESTH
C:10]
Judas and his brothers saw that the situation
had become critical now that armies were encamped within their
territory; they knew of the orders which the king had given to
destroy and utterly wipe out the people. So they said to one
another, "Let us restore our people from their ruined estate,
and fight for our people and our sanctuary!" The assembly
gathered together to prepare for battle and to pray and implore
mercy and compassion. [1MACC 3:42-44]
Whoever saw the appearance of the high priest
was pierced to the heart, for the changed color of his face
manifested the anguish of his soul. The terror and bodily
trembling that had come over the man clearly showed those who saw
him the pain that lodged in his heart. People rushed out of their
houses in crowds to make public supplication, because the Place
was in danger of being profaned. Women, girded with sackcloth
below their breasts, filled the streets; maidens secluded indoors
ran together, some to the gates, some to the walls, others peered
through the windows, all of them with hands raised toward heaven,
making supplication. It was pitiful to see the populace variously
prostrated in prayer and the high priest full of dread and
anguish. [2MACC 3:16-21]
Antiochus was deeply grieved and full of pity;
he wept as he recalled the prudence and noble conduct of the
deceased. [2MACC 4:37]
"The Lord God is looking on, and he truly
has compassion on us, as Moses declared in his canticle, when he
protested openly with the words, 'And he will have pity on his
servants.'" [2MACC 7:6]
When the youth paid no attention to him at all,
the king appealed to the mother, urging her to advise her boy to
save his life. After he had urged her for a long time, she went
through the motions of persuading her son. In derision of the
cruel tyrant, she leaned over close to her son and said in their
native language: "Son, have pity on me, who carried you in my
womb for nine months, nursed you for three years, brought you up,
educated and supported you to your present age. I beg you, child,
to look at the heavens and the earth and see all that is in them;
then you will know that God did not make them out of existing
things; and in the same way the human race came into existence. Do
not be afraid of this executioner, but be worthy of your brothers
and accept death, so that in the time of mercy I may receive you
again with them." She had scarcely finished speaking when the
youth said: "What are you waiting for? I will not obey the
king's command. I obey the command of the law given to our
forefathers through Moses." [Taken from 2MACC 7:25-30]
Judas Maccabeus and his companions entered the villages, secretly, summoned their kinsmen, and by also enlisting others who remained faithful to Judaism, assembled about six thousand men. They
implored the Lord to look kindly upon his people, who were being oppressed on all sides; to have pity on the temple, which was profaned by godless men; to have mercy on the city, which was being destroyed and about to be leveled to the ground; to hearken to the blood that cried out to
him [Taken from 2MACC 8:1-3]
Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand
of God has struck me! [JOB 19:21]
Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD, nor punish me in your wrath.
Have pity on me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones are trembling. [PS 6:2-3]
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are
God my savior. For you I wait all the long day, because of your
goodness, LORD. Remember your compassion and love, O LORD; for
they are ages old. Remember no more the sins of my youth; remember
me only in light of your love. [PS 25:5-7]
Look upon me, have pity on me, for I am alone
and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart; bring me out of
my distress. Put an end to my affliction and suffering; take away
all my sins. See how many are my enemies, see how fiercely they
hate me. Preserve my life and rescue me; do not let me be
disgraced, for I trust in you. Let honesty and virtue preserve me;
I wait for you, O LORD. [PS 25:16-21]
LORD, do not withhold your compassion from me;
may your enduring kindness ever preserve me. For all about me are
evils beyond count; my sins so overcome me I cannot see. They are
more than the hairs of my head; my courage fails me. LORD,
graciously rescue me! Come quickly to help me, LORD! [PS 40:12-14]
Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your
abundant compassion blot out my offense. Wash away all my guilt;
from my sin cleanse me. For I know my offense; my sin is always
before me. Against you alone have I sinned; I have done such evil
in your sight That you are just in your sentence, blameless when
you condemn. [PS 51:3-6]
But I pray to you, LORD, for the time of your
favor. God, in your great kindness answer me with your constant
help. Rescue me from the mire; do not let me sink. Rescue me from
my enemies and from the watery depths. Do not let the floodwaters
overwhelm me, nor the deep swallow me, nor the mouth of the pit
close over me. Answer me, LORD, in your generous love; in your
great mercy turn to me. Do not hide your face from your servant;
in my distress hasten to answer me. Come and ransom my life;
because of my enemies redeem me. You know my reproach, my shame,
my disgrace; before you stand all my foes. Insult has broken my
heart, and I am weak; I looked for compassion, but there was none,
for comforters, but found none. Instead they put gall in my food;
for my thirst they gave me vinegar. [PS 69:14-22]
He shows pity to the needy and the poor and
saves the lives of the poor. [PS 72:13]
I remember. In the night I meditate in my heart;
I ponder and my spirit broods: "Will the Lord reject us
forever, never again show favor? Has God's love ceased forever?
Has the promise failed for all ages? Has God forgotten mercy, in
anger withheld compassion?" [Taken from PS 77:7-10]
Do not hold past iniquities against us; may your
compassion come quickly, for we have been brought very low. [PS
79:8]
Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and
oppressed. Preserve my life, for I am loyal; save your servant who
trusts in you. You are my God; pity me, Lord; to you I call all
the day. Gladden the soul of your servant; to you, Lord, I lift up
my soul. Lord, you are kind and forgiving, most loving to all who
call on you. LORD, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help. In
this time of trouble I call, for you will answer me. [PS 86:1-7]
O God, the arrogant have risen against me; a
ruthless band has sought my life; to you they pay no heed. But
you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, most
loving and true. Turn to me, have pity on me; give your strength
to your servant; save this child of your handmaid. Give me a sign
of your favor: make my enemies see, to their confusion, that you,
LORD, help and comfort me. [PS 86:14-17]
Relent, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your
servants! Fill us at daybreak with your love, that all our days we
may sing for joy. Make us glad as many days as you humbled us, for
as many years as we have seen trouble. [PS 90:13-15]
But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your
renown is for all generations. You will again show mercy to Zion;
now is the time for pity; the appointed time has come. Its stones
are dear to your servants; its dust moves them to pity. The
nations shall revere your name, LORD, all the kings of the earth,
your glory, Once the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory,
Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer. [PS
102:13-18]
Bless the LORD, my soul; do not forget all the
gifts of God, Who pardons all your sins, heals all your ills,
Delivers your life from the pit, surrounds you with love and
compassion, Fills your days with good things; your youth is
renewed like the eagle's. [PS 103:2-5]
As a father has compassion on his children, so
the LORD has compassion on the faithful. [PS 103:13]
They defiled themselves by their actions, became
adulterers by their conduct. So the LORD grew angry with his
people, abhorred his own heritage. He handed them over to the
nations, and their adversaries ruled them. Their enemies oppressed
them, kept them under subjection. Many times did he rescue them,
but they kept rebelling and scheming and were brought low by their
own guilt. Still God had regard for their affliction when he heard
their wailing. For their sake he remembered his covenant and
relented in his abundant love, Winning for them compassion from
all who held them captive. [PS 106:39-46]
I know, LORD, that your edicts are just; though
you afflict me, you are faithful. May your love comfort me in
accord with your promise to your servant. Show me compassion that
I may live, for your teaching is my delight. [PS 119:75-77]
Your compassion is great, O LORD; in accord with
your edicts give me life. [PS 119:156]
The LORD is good to all, compassionate to every
creature. [PS 145:9]
For vindictive is the husband's wrath, he will have no pity on the day of vengeance;
He will not consider any restitution, nor be satisfied with the greatest gifts.
[PROV 6:34-34]
He who has compassion on the poor lends to the
LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed. [PROV 19:17]
The soul of the wicked man desires evil; his
neighbor finds no pity in his eyes. [PROV 21:10]
She preserved the first-formed father of the
world when he alone had been created; And she raised him up from
his fall, and gave him power to rule all things. But when the
unjust man withdrew from her in his anger, he perished through his
fratricidal wrath. When on his account the earth was flooded,
Wisdom again saved it, piloting the just man on frailest wood.
She, when the nations were sunk in universal wickedness, knew the
just man, kept him blameless before God, and preserved him
resolute against pity for his child. [WISDOM 10:1-5]
Study the generations long past and understand; has anyone hoped in the LORD and been disappointed?
Has anyone persevered in his fear and been forsaken? has anyone called upon him and been rebuffed? Compassionate and merciful is the LORD; he forgives sins, he saves in time of trouble.
[SIRACH 2:10-11]
Never trust your enemy, for his wickedness is
like corrosion in bronze. Even though he acts humbly and peaceably
toward you, take care to be on your guard against him. Rub him as
one polishes a brazen mirror, and you will find that there is
still corrosion. Let him not stand near you, lest he oust you and
take your place. Let him not sit at your right hand, lest he then
demand your seat, And in the end you appreciate my advice, when
you groan with regret, as I warned you. Who pities a snake charmer
when he is bitten, or anyone who goes near a wild beast? [SIRACH
12:10-13]
Take pity on your holy city, Jerusalem, your
dwelling place. Fill Zion with your majesty, your temple with your
glory. Give evidence of your deeds of old; fulfill the prophecies
spoken in your name, Reward those who have hoped in you, and let
your prophets be proved true. [SIRACH 36:12-15]
For this reason, the Lord does not spare their
young men, and their orphans and widows he does not pity; They are
wholly profaned and sinful, and every mouth gives vent to folly.
For all this, his wrath is not turned back, his hand is still
outstretched! [ISA 9:16]
The fruit of the womb they shall not spare, nor
shall they have eyes of pity for children. [ISA 13:18]
When the LORD has pity on Jacob and again
chooses Israel and settles them on their own soil, the aliens will
join them and be counted with the house of Jacob. [ISA 14:1]
Yet the LORD is waiting to show you favor, and
he rises to pity you; For the LORD is a God of justice: blessed
are all who wait for him! [ISA 30:18]
O LORD, have pity on us, for you we wait. Be our
strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble! [ISA
33:2]
They shall not hunger or thirst, nor shall the
scorching wind or the sun strike them; For he who pities them
leads them and guides them beside springs of water. [ISA 49:10]
Yes, the LORD shall comfort Zion and have pity
on all her ruins; Her deserts he shall make like Eden, her
wasteland like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness shall be
found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of song. [ISA 51:3]
In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my
face from you; But with enduring love I take pity on you, says the
LORD, your redeemer. [ISA 54:8]
The favors of the LORD I will recall, the
glorious deeds of the LORD, Because of all he has done for us; for
he is good to the house of Israel, He has favored us according to
his mercy and his great kindness. He said: They are indeed my
people, children who are not disloyal; So he became their savior
in their every affliction. It was not a messenger or an angel, but
he himself who saved them. Because of his love and pity he
redeemed them himself, Lifting them and carrying them all the days
of old. But they rebelled, and grieved his holy spirit; So he
turned on them like an enemy, and fought against them. [ISA 63:7-10]
Look down from heaven and regard us from your
holy and glorious palace! Where is your zealous care and your
might, your surge of pity and your mercy? O Lord, hold not back,
for you are our father. Were Abraham not to know us, nor Israel to
acknowledge us, You, LORD, are our father, our redeemer you are
named forever. [ISA 63:15-16]
Thus says the LORD against all my evil neighbors
who plunder the heritage which I gave my people Israel as their
own: See, I will pluck them up from their land; the house of Judah
I will pluck up in their midst. But after plucking them up, I will
pity them again and bring them back, each to his heritage, each to
his land. And if they carefully learn my people's custom of
swearing by my name, "As the LORD lives," they who
formerly taught my people to swear by Baal shall be built up in
the midst of my people. But if they do not obey, I will uproot and
destroy that nation entirely, says the LORD. [JER
12:14-17]
Who will pity you, Jerusalem, who will console
you? Who will stop to ask about your welfare? You have disowned
me, says the LORD, turned your back upon me; And so I stretched
out my hand to destroy you, I was weary of sparing you. [JER 15:5-6]
Go not into a house of mourning, the LORD
continued: go not there to lament or offer sympathy. For I have
withdrawn my friendship from this people, says the LORD, my
kindness and my pity. [JER 16:5]
Thus says the LORD: See! I will restore the
tents of Jacob, his dwellings I will pity; City shall be rebuilt
upon hill, and palace restored as it was. [JER 30:18]
The Lord has consumed without pity all the
dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses
of daughter Judah; He has brought to the ground in dishonor her
king and her princes. [LAM 2:2]
The LORD has done as he decreed: he has
fulfilled the threat He set forth from days of old; he has
destroyed and had no pity, Letting the enemy gloat over you and
exalting the horn of your foes. [LAM 2:17]
For the Lord's rejection does not last forever;
Though he punishes, he takes pity, in the abundance of his
mercies; He has no joy in afflicting or grieving the sons of men. [LAM
3:31-33]
We have sinned and rebelled; you have not
forgiven us. You veiled yourself in wrath and pursued us, you slew
us and took no pity; You wrapped yourself in a cloud which prayer
could not pierce. You have made us offscourings and refuse among
the nations. [LAM 3:42-45]
Whether they are treated well or ill by anyone,
they cannot requite it; they can neither set up a king nor remove
him. Similarly, they cannot give anyone riches or coppers; if one
fails to fulfill a vow to them, they cannot exact it of him. They
neither save a man from death, nor deliver the weak from the
strong. To no blind man do they restore his sight, nor do they
save any man in an emergency. They neither pity the widow nor
benefit the orphan. These gilded and silvered wooden statues are
like stones from the mountains; and their worshipers will be put
to shame. How then can it be thought or claimed that they are
gods? [BARUCH 6:33-39]
Therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, because
you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable
abominations, I swear to cut you down. I will not look upon you
with pity nor have mercy. [EZEK 5:11]
Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of
man, now say: Thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An
end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land! Now the
end is upon you; I will unleash my anger against you and judge you
according to your conduct and lay upon you the consequences of all
your abominations. I will not look upon you with pity nor have
mercy; I will bring your conduct down upon you, and the
consequences of your abominations shall be in your midst; then
shall you know that I am the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD:
Disaster upon disaster! See it coming! An end is coming, the end
is coming upon you! See it coming! The climax has come for you who
dwell in the land! The time has come, near is the day: a time of
consternation, not of rejoicing. Soon now I will pour out my fury
upon you and spend my anger upon you; I will judge you according
to your conduct and lay upon you the consequences of all your
abominations. I will not look upon you with pity nor have mercy; I
will deal with you according to your conduct, and the consequences
of your abominations shall be in your midst; then shall you know
that it is I, the LORD, who strike. See, the day of the LORD! See,
the end is coming! Lawlessness is in full bloom, insolence
flourishes, violence has risen to support wickedness. It shall not
be long in coming, nor shall it delay. [Taken from EZEK 7:1-11]
Do you see, son of man? he asked me. Is it such a trivial matter for the house of Judah to do the abominable things they have done
here - for they have filled the land with violence, and again and again they have provoked
me - that now they must also put the branch to my nose? Therefore I in turn will act furiously: I will not look upon them with pity nor will I show mercy.
[EZEK 8:17-18]
Then he cried loud for me to hear: Come, you
scourges of the city! With that I saw six men coming from the
direction of the upper gate which faces the north, each with a
destroying weapon in his hand. In their midst was a man dressed in
linen, with a writer's case at his waist. They entered and stood
beside the bronze altar. Then he called to the man dressed in
linen with the writer's case at his waist, saying to him: Pass
through the city (through Jerusalem) and mark an X on the
foreheads of those who moan and groan over all the abominations
that are practiced within it. To the others I heard him say: Pass
through the city after him and strike! Do not look on them with
pity nor show any mercy! Old men, youths and maidens, women and
children - wipe them out! But do not touch any marked with the X;
begin at my sanctuary. So they began with the men (the elders) who
were in front of the temple. Defile the temple, he said to them,
and fill the courts with the slain; then go out and strike in the
city. As they began to strike, I was left alone. I fell prone,
crying out, "Alas, Lord GOD! Will you destroy all that is left of
Israel when you pour out your fury on Jerusalem?" He answered
me: The sins of the house of Israel are great beyond measure; the
land is filled with bloodshed, the city with lawlessness. They
think that the LORD has forsaken the land, that he does not see
them. I, however, will not look upon them with pity, nor show any
mercy. I will bring down their conduct upon their heads. Then I
saw the man dressed in linen with the writing case at his waist
make his report: "I have done as you ordered." [EZEK 9:1-11]
No one looked on you with pity or compassion to
do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out on the
ground as something loathsome, the day you were born. [EZEK 16:5]
I also gave them my sabbaths to be a sign
between me and them, to show that it was I, the LORD, who made
them holy. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the
desert. They did not observe my statutes, and they despised my
ordinances that bring life to those who keep them. My sabbaths,
too, they desecrated grievously. Then I thought of pouring out my
fury on them in the desert to put an end to them, but I acted for
my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the
nations in whose presence I had brought them out. Nevertheless I
swore to them in the desert not to bring them to the land I had
given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, a jewel among all
lands. So much were their hearts devoted to their idols, they had
not lived by my statutes, but despised my ordinances and
desecrated my sabbaths. But I looked on them with pity, not
wanting to destroy them, so I did not put an end to them in the
desert. [EZEK 20:12-17]
Because you have sullied yourself with lewdness when I would have purified you, and you refused to be purified of your uncleanness,
therefore you shall not be purified until I wreak my fury on you.
I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming, for I will bring it about without fail. I will not have pity nor repent. By your conduct and your deeds you shall be judged, says the Lord GOD. [EZEK
24:13-14]
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Now I will
restore the fortunes of Jacob and have pity on the whole house of
Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name. They shall forget
their disgrace and all the times they broke faith with me, when
they live in security on their land with no one to frighten them.
When I bring them back from among the peoples, I will gather them
from the lands of their enemies, and will prove my holiness
through them in the sight of many nations. Thus they shall know
that I, the LORD, am their God, since I who exiled them among the
nations, will gather them back on their land, not leaving any of
them behind. No longer will I hide my face from them, for I have
poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD. [EZEK
39:25-29]
Justice, O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you.
O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you.
But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! [Taken
from DAN 9:7-9]
When she conceived again and bore a daughter,
the LORD said to him: Give her the name Lo-ruhama; I no longer
feel pity for the house of Israel: rather, I abhor them utterly.
Yet for the house of Judah I feel pity; I will save them by the
LORD, their God; But I will not save them by war, by sword or bow,
by horses or horsemen. After she weaned Lo-ruhama, she conceived
and bore a son. Then the LORD said: Give him the name Lo-ammi, for
you are not my people, and I will not be your God. [HOSEA 1:6-9]
I will have no pity on her children, for they
are the children of harlotry. Yes, their mother has played the
harlot; she that conceived them has acted shamefully. "I will
go after my lovers," she said, "who give me my bread and
my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink." Since
she has not known that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine,
and the oil, And her abundance of silver, and of gold, which they
used for Baal, Therefore I will take back my grain in its time,
and my wine in its season; I will snatch away my wool and my flax,
with which she covers her nakedness. So now I will lay bare her
shame before the eyes of her lovers, and no one can deliver her
out of my hand. [HOSEA 2:6-12]
I will espouse you to me forever: I will espouse
you in right and in justice, in love and in mercy; I will espouse
you in fidelity, and you shall know the LORD. On that day I will
respond, says the LORD; I will respond to the heavens, and they
shall respond to the earth; The earth shall respond to the grain,
and wine, and oil, and these shall respond to Jezreel. I will sow
him for myself in the land, and I will have pity on Lo-ruhama. I
will say to Lo-ammi, "You are my people," and he shall
say, "My God!" [HOSEA 2:21-25]
How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver
you up, O Israel? How could I treat you as Admah, or make you like
Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. [HOSEA 11:8]
The guilt of Israel is wrapped up, his sin is
stored away. The birth pangs shall come for him, but he shall be
an unwise child; For when it is time he shall not present himself
where children break forth. Shall I deliver them from the power of
the nether world? shall I redeem them from death? Where are your
plagues, O death! where is your sting, O nether world! My eyes are
closed to compassion. [HOSEA 13:12-14]
Then the LORD was stirred to concern for his
land and took pity on his people. [JOEL 2:18]
Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke my word; Because he pursued his
brother with the sword, choking up all pity; Because he persisted
in his anger and kept his wrath to the end, I will send fire upon
Teman, and it will devour the castles of Bozrah. [AMOS 1:11-12]
Hate evil and love good, and let justice prevail
at the gate; Then it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will
have pity on the remnant of Joseph. [AMOS 5:15]
Down I went to the roots of the mountains; the
bars of the nether world were closing behind me forever, But you
brought my life up from the pit, O LORD, my God. [JONAH 2:7]
Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt
and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not
persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency, And
will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our guilt?
You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins; You will
show faithfulness to Jacob, and grace to Abraham, As you have
sworn to our fathers from days of old. [MICAH 7:18-20]
I will cast filth upon you, disgrace you and put
you to shame; Till everyone who sees you runs from you, saying,
"Nineveh is destroyed; who can pity her? Where can one find
any to console her?" [Taken from NAHUM
3:6-7]
O LORD, I have heard your renown, and feared, O
LORD, your work. In the course of the years revive it, in the
course of the years make it known; in your wrath remember
compassion! [HAB 3:2]
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Render true
judgment, and show kindness and compassion toward each other. Do
not oppress the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor; do not
plot evil against one another in your hearts. But they refused to
listen; they stubbornly turned their backs and stopped their ears
so as not to hear. And they made their hearts diamond hard so as
not to hear the teaching and the message that the LORD of hosts
had sent by his spirit through the former prophets. Then the LORD
of hosts in his great anger said that, as they had not listened
when he called, so he would not listen when they called, but would
scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they did
not know. Thus the land was left desolate after them with no one
traveling to and fro; they made the pleasant land into a desert. [ZECH
7:9-14]
Then they who fear the LORD spoke with one
another, and the LORD listened attentively; And a record book was
written before him of those who fear the LORD and trust in his
name. And they shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, my own
special possession, on the day I take action. And I will have
compassion on them, as a man has compassion on his son who serves
him. Then you will again see the distinction between the just and
the wicked; Between him who serves God, and him who does not serve
him. For lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the
proud and all evildoers will be stubble, And the day that is
coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor
branch, says the LORD of hosts. [MAL 3:16-19]
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men
followed (him), crying out, "Son of David, have pity on
us!" When he entered the house, the blind men approached him
and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do
this?" "Yes, Lord," they said to him. Then he
touched their eyes and said, "Let it be done for you
according to your faith." And their eyes were opened. Jesus
warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this."
[MT 9:27-30]
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned,
like sheep without a shepherd. [MT 9:35-36]
When [Jesus] disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his
heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. [Taken
from MT
14:14]
Then Jesus went from that place and withdrew to
the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of
that district came and called out, "Have pity on me, Lord,
Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon." But he
did not say a word in answer to her. His disciples came and asked
him, "Send her away, for she keeps calling out after
us." He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel." But the woman came and did him
homage, saying, "Lord, help me." He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children and throw
it to the dogs." She said, "Please, Lord, for even the
dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their
masters." Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman,
great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And
her daughter was healed from that hour. [MT
15:21-28]
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My
heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me
now for three days and have nothing to eat." [Taken from MT
15:32]
Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if
my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many
as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not
seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of
heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts
with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was
brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way
of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with
his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the
debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said,
'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with
compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him
the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow
servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and
started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling
to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me,
and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had him put
in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow
servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and
went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master
summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you
your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had
pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger
his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay
back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless
each of you forgives his brother from his heart." [MT 18:21-35]
As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed
him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they
heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "(Lord,) Son
of David, have pity on us!" The crowd warned them to be
silent, but they called out all the more, "Lord, Son of
David, have pity on us!" Jesus stopped and called them and
said, "What do you want me to do for you?" They answered
him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened." Moved with pity,
Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight,
and followed him. [MT 20:29-34]
A leper came to him (and kneeling down) begged
him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean."
Moved with pity, [Jesus] stretched out his hand, touched him, and
said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean." The leprosy
left him immediately, and he was made clean. [Taken from MK 1:40-42]
As he was getting into the boat, the man who had
been possessed pleaded to remain with him. But he would not permit
him but told him instead, "Go home to your family and
announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for
you." Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the
Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed. [MK
5:18-20]
When [Jesus] disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his
heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep
without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. [Taken
from MK
6:34]
[Jesus said,] "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,
because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing
to eat." [Taken from MK 8:2]
They brought the boy to [Jesus]. And when he saw
him, the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions. As he
fell to the ground, he began to roll around and foam at the mouth.
Then he questioned his father, "How long has this been
happening to him?" He replied, "Since childhood. It has
often thrown him into fire and into water to kill him. But if you
can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." Jesus
said to him, " 'If you can!' Everything is possible to one
who has faith." Then the boy's father cried out, "I do
believe, help my unbelief!" Jesus, on seeing a crowd rapidly
gathering, rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, "Mute
and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter
him again!" Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions,
it came out. He became like a corpse, which caused many to say,
"He is dead!" But Jesus took him by the hand, raised
him, and he stood up. When he entered the house, his disciples
asked him in private, "Why could we not drive it out?"
He said to them, "This kind can only come out through
prayer." [Taken from MK 9:20-29]
They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving
Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a
blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On
hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and
say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many
rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all
the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped
and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man,
saying to him, "Take courage; get up, he is calling
you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for
you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to
see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved
you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on
the way. [MK 10:46-52]
Soon afterward he journeyed to a city called
Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he
drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being
carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A
large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, he
was moved with pity for her and said to her, "Do not
weep." He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the
bearers halted, and he said, "Young man, I tell you,
arise!" The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus
gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified
God, exclaiming, "A great prophet has arisen in our
midst," and "God has visited his people." This
report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the
surrounding region. [LK 7:11-17]
Jesus replied, "A man fell victim to
robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped
and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened
to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on
the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when
he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan
traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and
bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him
to an inn and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver
coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take
care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall
repay you on my way back.' Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The
one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go
and do likewise." [LK 10:30-37]
Then he said, "A man had two sons, and the
younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your
estate that should come to me.' So the father divided the property
between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his
belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered
his inheritance on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent
everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found
himself in dire need. Coming to his senses he thought, 'How many
of my father's hired workers have more than enough food to eat,
but here am I, dying from hunger. I shall get up and go to my
father and I shall say to him, "Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son;
treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers."' So
he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long
way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with
compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. His
son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against
you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.' But his father
ordered his servants, 'Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on
him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet...Then let
us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead, and
has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.' Then the
celebration began. Now the older son had been out in the field
and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound
of music and dancing. He became angry, and when he refused to
enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. He said
to him, 'My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is
yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother
was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been
found.'" [Taken from LK 15:11-14, 17-25, 28, 31-32]
"There was a rich man who dressed in purple
garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying
at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who
would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the
rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When
the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of
Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the
netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw
Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, 'Father
Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his
finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in
these flames.' Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you
received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise
received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you
are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is
established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go
from our side to yours or from your side to ours.' He said, 'Then
I beg you, father, send him to my father's house, for I have five
brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this
place of torment.' But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the
prophets. Let them listen to them.' He said, 'Oh no, father
Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will
repent.' Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should
rise from the dead.'" [LK 16:19-31]
As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he
traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a
village, ten lepers met (him). They stood at a distance from him
and raised their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on
us!" And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves
to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed. And
one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying
God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked
him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were
cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but
this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said
to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." [LK
17:11-19]
Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was
sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he
inquired what was happening. They told him, "Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by." He shouted, "Jesus, Son of
David, have pity on me!" The people walking in front rebuked
him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the
more, "Son of David, have pity on me!" Then Jesus
stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came
near, Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for
you?" He replied, "Lord, please let me see." Jesus
told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you." He
immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to
God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God. [LK
18:35-43]
This means that it is not the children of the
flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise
are counted as descendants. For this is the wording of the
promise, "About this time I shall return and Sarah will have
a son." And not only that, but also when Rebecca had
conceived children by one husband, our father Isaac - before they
had yet been born or had done anything, good or bad, in order that
God's elective plan might continue, not by works but by his call -
she was told, "The older shall serve the younger."
As it is written: "I loved Jacob but hated Esau." What
then are we to say? Is there injustice on the part of God? Of
course not! For he says to Moses: "I will show mercy to whom
I will, I will take pity on whom I will." So it depends not
upon a person's will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy. [ROM
9:8-16]
But if Christ is preached as raised from the
dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the
dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has
Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then empty
(too) is our preaching; empty, too, your faith. Then we are also
false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he
raised Christ, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not
raised. For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been
raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you
are still in your sins. Then those who have fallen asleep in
Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in
Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all. [1COR 15:12-19]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who
encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to
encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement
with which we ourselves are encouraged by God. For as Christ's
sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our
encouragement also overflow. If we are afflicted, it is for your
encouragement and salvation; if we are encouraged, it is for your
encouragement, which enables you to endure the same sufferings
that we suffer. Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you
share in the sufferings, you also share in the encouragement. [2COR
1:3-7]
All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.
(And) be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.
[EPH 4:31-32]
If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy,
complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing.
[PHIL 2:1-2]
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and
beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and
patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if
one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you,
so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the
bond of perfection. [COL 3:12-14]
We should not stay away from our assembly, as is
the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the
more as you see the day drawing near. If we sin deliberately after
receiving knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains
sacrifice for sins but a fearful prospect of judgment and a
flaming fire that is going to consume the adversaries. Anyone who
rejects the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the
testimony of two or three witnesses. Do you not think that a much
worse punishment is due the one who has contempt for the Son of
God, considers unclean the covenant-blood by which he was
consecrated, and insults the spirit of grace? We know the one who
said: "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," and again:
"The Lord will judge his people." It is a fearful thing
to fall into the hands of the living God. [HEB 10:25-31]
Take as an example of hardship and patience,
brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Indeed
we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the
perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord,
because "the Lord is compassionate and merciful." But
above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth
or with any other oath, but let your "Yes" mean
"Yes" and your "No" mean "No," that
you may not incur condemnation. [JMS 5:10-12]
Finally, all of you, be of one mind,
sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble. Do
not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the
contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you
might inherit a blessing. For: "Whoever would love life and
see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from
speaking deceit, must turn from evil and do good, seek peace and
follow after it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and
his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is
against evildoers." [1PT 3:8-12]
We know that we have passed from death to life
because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in
death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know
that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. The way we
came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we
ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If someone who has
worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion,
how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not
in word or speech but in deed and truth. [1JN 3:14-18]
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea,
write this: 'The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
source of God's creation, says this: "I know your works; I
know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either
cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I
will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, 'I am rich and
affluent and have no need of anything,' and yet do not realize
that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I advise
you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich,
and white garments to put on so that your shameful nakedness may
not be exposed, and buy ointment to smear on your eyes so that you
may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest,
therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (then) I
will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me. I will
give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself
first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the
churches."'" [RV 3:14-22]
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