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then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

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then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a](A) and have compassion(B) on you and gather(C) you again from all the nations where he scattered(D) you.(E)

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  1. Deuteronomy 30:3 Or will bring you back from captivity

14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”

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14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back(A) from captivity.[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”(B)

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  1. Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes

24 For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.

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24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.(A)

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The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem
    and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

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The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(A)
    he gathers the exiles(B) of Israel.

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32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion
    because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

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32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
    so great is his unfailing love.(A)

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“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west. I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God.

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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.(A) I will bring them back(B) to live(C) in Jerusalem; they will be my people,(D) and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.(E)

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12 I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. 13 I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live.

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12 As a shepherd(A) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(B) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(C) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(D) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(E)

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22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends![a]
    His mercies never cease.

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  1. 3:22 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads of the Lord keeps us from destruction.

22 Because of the Lord’s great love(A) we are not consumed,(B)
    for his compassions never fail.(C)

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31 Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share[a] in God’s mercy.

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  1. 11:31 Other manuscripts read will now share; still others read will someday share.

31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[a] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

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  1. Romans 11:31 Some manuscripts do not have now.

10 “Listen to this message from the Lord,
    you nations of the world;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:
The Lord, who scattered his people,
    will gather them and watch over them
    as a shepherd does his flock.

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10 “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:(A)
‘He who scattered(B) Israel will gather(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’(D)

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Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,[a] the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah.[b] He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:

“This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:

“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you! Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:1a The first year of Cyrus’s reign over Babylon was 538 B.c.
  2. 1:1b See Jer 25:11-12; 29:10.

Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(D) me to build(E) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. And in any locality where survivors(F) may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold,(G) with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings(H) for the temple of God(I) in Jerusalem.’”(J)

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23 And if the people of Israel turn from their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, for God has the power to graft them back into the tree.

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23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.(A)

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37 I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety. 38 They will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. 41 I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.

42 “This is what the Lord says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. 43 Fields will again be bought and sold in this land about which you now say, ‘It has been ravaged by the Babylonians, a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ 44 Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold—deeds signed and sealed and witnessed—in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah[a] and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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  1. 32:44 Hebrew the Shephelah.

37 I will surely gather(A) them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger(B) and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.(C) 38 They will be my people,(D) and I will be their God. 39 I will give them singleness(E) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(F) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant(G) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(H) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(I) 41 I will rejoice(J) in doing them good(K) and will assuredly plant(L) them in this land with all my heart and soul.(M)

42 “This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity(N) on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised(O) them. 43 Once more fields will be bought(P) in this land of which you say, ‘It is a desolate(Q) waste, without people or animals, for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians.’ 44 Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds(R) will be signed, sealed and witnessed(S) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(T) because I will restore(U) their fortunes,[a] declares the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity