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Jer. 31:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

The Lord hath appeared δof old unto me, saying, Yea, I have lovedh thee with an everlastingk love: therefore ζwith lovingkindness have I drawnl thee.

from afar.

Mal. 1:2• ²I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob, (Mal. 1:2)

Rom. 11:28‑29• ²⁸As to the gospel, [they are] enemies on your account, but as to the election beloved on account of the fathers;
²⁹for indefeasible are [the] gifts and the calling of God. (Rom. 11:28‑29)

or, have I extended loving-kindness unto thee.

Hos. 11:4• ⁴I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. (Hos. 11:4)

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of old.

Heb. from afar.

I have.

Deut. 7:7‑9• ⁷Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;
⁸but because Jehovah loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a powerful hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
⁹And thou shalt know that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and mercy to a thousand generations with them that love him and keep his commandments; (Deut. 7:7‑9)

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Deut. 10:15• ¹⁵Only, Jehovah took pleasure in thy fathers, to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you, out of all the peoples, as it is this day. (Deut. 10:15)

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Deut. 33:3,26• ³Yea, he loveth the peoples:{HR}All his saints are in thy hand;{HR}And they sat down at thy feet,{HR}Each receive thy decisions.
²⁶There is none like the God of Jeshurun,{HR}Riding the heavens for thy help,{HR}And for his excellency the skies. (Deut. 33:3,26)

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Hos. 11:1• ¹When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. (Hos. 11:1)

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Mal. 1:2• ²I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob, (Mal. 1:2)

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Rom. 9:13• ¹³according as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” (Rom. 9:13)

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1 John 4:19• ¹⁹We love, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

an.

Psa. 103:17• ¹⁷But the mercy of Jehovah [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon those that fear him;{HR}And his righteousness [is] to sons of sons, (Psa. 103:17)

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Isa. 45:17• ¹⁷[But] Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded unto the ages of ages. (Isa. 45:17)

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Isa. 54:8‑9• ⁸In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.
⁹For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me; since I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will no more be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. (Isa. 54:8‑9)

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2 Thess. 2:13‑16• ¹³But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth;
¹⁴whereunto he called you by our gospel unto obtaining of [the] glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
¹⁵So then, brethren, stand firm and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught whether by word or by letter of ours.
¹⁶But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, that loved us and gave everlasting encouragement and good hope through grace, (2 Thess. 2:13‑16)

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2 Tim. 1:9• ⁹who saved us, and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times everlasting, (2 Tim. 1:9)

with loving-kindness have I drawn.

or, have I extendedloving-kindness unto.

Song of Sol. 1:4• ⁴Draw me: we will run after thee{HR}(The king hath brought me into his chamber);{HR}We will be glad and rejoice in thee;{HR}We will make mention of thy love more than of wine.{HR}Upright ones love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:4)

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Hos. 11:4• ⁴I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. (Hos. 11:4)

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John 6:44‑45• ⁴⁴No one can come unto me except the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁴⁵It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that heard from the Father and learned cometh unto me. (John 6:44‑45)

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Rom. 8:30• ³⁰But whom he predetermined, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he justified, and whom he justified, them also he glorified. (Rom. 8:30)

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Eph. 1:3‑5• ³Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,
⁴even as he chose us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
⁵having predestinated us for adoption through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, (Eph. 1:3‑5)

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Eph. 2:4‑5• ⁴but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us,
⁵even us being dead in our offences he quickened with the Christ (by grace are ye saved), (Eph. 2:4‑5)

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Titus 3:3‑6• ³For at one time even we were foolish, disobedient, gone astray, in slavery to divers lusts and pleasures, passing time in malice and envy, abominable, hating one another.
⁴But when the kindness and the love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
⁵not by works in righteousness which we ourselves did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,
⁶which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:3‑6)

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James 1:18• ¹⁸Having purposed he begot us by [the] word of truth, that we should be a certain firstfruits of his creatures. (James 1:18)

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1 Peter 1:3• ³Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection out of [the] dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

Jehovah hath appeared from afar unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn theea.

JND Translation Notes

Or "I have prolonged toward thee my goodness."

W. Kelly Translation

Jehovah hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.