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Alma 34:16 · Mosiah 15:9

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Book of Mormon Alma 34:16
"mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety"
Book of Mormon Mosiah 15:9
"having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice"

Shared words: justice

Abinadi-provenance mercy/justice diction reaching the Zoramite mission: 'bowels of mercy' + the demands-of-justice clause (34:16 'satisfy the demands of justice', Mosiah 15:9 'satisfied the demands of justice'). The phrase 'arms of safety' (34:16) is NEW coinage adjacent to the 'arms of mercy' chain (Mosiah 16:12 'the arms of mercy were extended towards them'; Alma 5:33 'the arms of mercy are extended towards them') - noted, NOT merged; Alma 19:36's 'his arm is extended' is a different image (a single arm, not 'arms of mercy') and is not part of the chain. The phrase 'bowels of mercy' appears at Alma 34:15; both 34:15-16 supply the diction.

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