The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said,“ I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails.

古时耶和华向以色列显现，说：‘我以永远的爱爱你，因此我以慈爱吸引你。’

耶和华从远方向我显现：“我以永远的爱爱你，因此，我以慈爱吸引你。”

耶和华从远方向我显现：“我以永远的爱爱你，因此，我以慈爱吸引你。”

从前，耶和华向以色列显现，说：“我以永远不变的爱爱你，我以慈爱吸引你到我身边。

耶和华在古时（“在古时”或译：“从远处”）曾向以色列（按照《马索拉文本》，“以色列”应作“我”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译）显现，说：“我以永远的爱爱你，因此，我对你的慈爱延续不息（“我对你的慈爱延续不息”或译：“我要以慈爱吸引你”）。

古時耶和華向以色列顯現，說：我以永遠的愛愛你，因此我以慈愛吸引你。

耶和華從遠方向我顯現：「我以永遠的愛愛你，因此，我以慈愛吸引你。」

耶和華從遠方向我顯現：「我以永遠的愛愛你，因此，我以慈愛吸引你。」

從前，耶和華向以色列顯現，說：「我以永遠不變的愛愛你，我以慈愛吸引你到我身邊。

耶和華在古時（“在古時”或譯：“從遠處”）曾向以色列（按照《馬索拉文本》，“以色列”應作“我”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）顯現，說：“我以永遠的愛愛你，因此，我對你的慈愛延續不息（“我對你的慈愛延續不息”或譯：“我要以慈愛吸引你”）。

永恆主從遠方向以色列顯現，說：我以永遠的愛愛了你，因此我對你延長我的堅愛。

民曰耶和華自遠方見於我曰、我以永愛愛爾、故以恆慈導爾、

民曰、昔耶和華顯現示我曰、我永愛爾、施爾以恆忍。

民曰、古昔之時、主顯現於我、或作主自遠方顯現於我曰、我永遠愛爾、故我施爾以恩、

The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:“ I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

Long ago the Lord said to Israel:“ I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

The Lord appeared to him long ago, saying,“ I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with kindness.

The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying:“ Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

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

the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

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

In a far-off land the LORD will manifest himself to them. He will say to them,‘ I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.

Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying,“ Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.

I led them with kindness and love. I was to them like a person who lifts a little child to their cheek. I bent down and fed them.

For a moment I turned my face away from you. I was very angry with you. But I will show you my loving concern. My faithful love will continue forever,” says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.“ During Noah’s time I made a promise. I said I would never cover the earth with water again. In the same way, I have promised not to be angry with you. I will never punish you again.

But the Lord’ s love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children’s children will know that he always does what is right.

Lord, I’m sure you love your people. All the holy ones are in your hands. At your feet all of them bow down. And you teach them.

We love because he loved us first.

The Lord chose you because he loved you very much. He didn’t choose you because you had more people than other nations. In fact, you had the smallest number of all.The Lord chose you because he loved you. He wanted to keep the promise he had made to your people of long ago. That’s why he used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt. He bought you back from the land where you were slaves. He set you free from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.So I want you to realize that the Lord your God is God. He is the faithful God. He keeps his covenant for all time to come. He keeps it with those who love him and obey his commandments. He shows them his love.

But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.

“ Israel, I have loved you,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ How have you loved us?’“ Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord.“ But I chose Jacob

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.But the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared.He saved us. It wasn’t because of the good things we had done. It was because of his mercy. He saved us by washing away our sins. We were born again. The Holy Spirit gave us new life.God poured out the Spirit on us freely. That’s because of what Jesus Christ our Savior has done.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.

But the Lord will save Israel. He will save them forever. They will never be put to shame or dishonored. That will be true for all time to come.

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn’t because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us this grace even before time began.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

But the Lord loved your people of long ago very much. You are their children. And he chose you above all the other nations. His love and his promise remain with you to this very day.

Take me away with you. Let us hurry! King Solomon, bring me into your palace.”“ King Solomon, you fill us with joy. You make us happy. We praise your love more than we praise wine.”“ It is right for them to love you!

And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.He chose you to be saved by accepting the good news that we preach. And you will share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.Brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Hold on to what we taught you. We passed our teachings on to you by what we preached and wrote.Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By his grace God gave us comfort that will last forever. The hope he gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father

As far as the good news is concerned, the people of Israel are enemies. This is for your good. But as far as God’s choice is concerned, the people of Israel are loved. This is because of God’s promises to the founders of our nation.God does not take back his gifts. He does not change his mind about those he has chosen.

He loved your people of long ago. He chose their children after them. So he brought you out of Egypt. He used his great strength to do it.

“ No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me brings them. Then I will raise them up on the last day.It is written in the Prophets,‘ God will teach all of them.’( Isaiah 54:13) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.

“ There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you. He rides on the clouds in his glory.

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

The Lord continues,“ When Israel was a young nation, I loved them. I chose to bring my son out of Egypt.

It is written,“ I chose Jacob instead of Esau.”( Malachi 1:2, 3)