bear: Leviticus 26:41; 1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Samuel 16:11-12, 2 Samuel 24:17; Job 34:31-32; Lamentations 1:18; Lamentations 3:39-42; Luke 15:18-19; Hebrews 12:6-7
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Micah 7:9
Micah 7:9
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