Job 42:6

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Job 42:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’

5 My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

6 Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”

7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

8 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”

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Ezra 9:6

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Psalms 51:17

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Isaiah 5:5

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Jeremiah 31:19

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Ezekiel 16:63

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Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

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I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

Luke 15:19

I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’

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1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

1 Timothy 1:16

But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James 4:9

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

James 4:10

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When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

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When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Esther 4:2

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Esther 4:3

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So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

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When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Jonah 3:7

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Jonah 3:8

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Jonah 3:9

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Jonah 3:10

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Matthew 11:21

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Luke 10:13

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