36 Then (A)the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and (B)replanted that which was desolate. (C)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.

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36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’(A)

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35 (A)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (B)my words will not pass away.

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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14 And (A)I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; (B)I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”

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14 I will put my Spirit(A) in you and you will live, and I will settle(B) you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.(C)’”

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24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; (A)I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up (B)the green tree, and make (C)the dry tree flourish. (D)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

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24 All the trees of the forest(A) will know that I the Lord bring down(B) the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.(C)

“‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(D)’”

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19 (A)God is not man, that he should lie,
    or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
    Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

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19 God is not human,(A) that he should lie,(B)
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.(C)
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise(D) and not fulfill?

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I (A)will heal their apostasy;
    (B)I will love them freely,
    for my anger has turned from them.
(C)I will be like the dew to Israel;
    (D)he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall take root like the trees (E)of Lebanon;
his shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be (F)like the olive,
    and his fragrance like Lebanon.
They shall return and (G)dwell beneath my[a] shadow;
    they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
    their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

O (H)Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?
    It is I who answer and look after you.[b]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
    (I)from me comes your fruit.

(J)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
    whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
    and (K)the upright walk in them,
    (L)but transgressors stumble in them.

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  1. Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his
  2. Hosea 14:8 Hebrew him

“I will heal(A) their waywardness(B)
    and love them freely,(C)
    for my anger has turned away(D) from them.
I will be like the dew(E) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(F)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(G)
    he will send down his roots;(H)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(I)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(J)
People will dwell again in his shade;(K)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(L) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(M) of Lebanon.(N)
Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(O)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(P)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

Who is wise?(Q) Let them realize these things.
    Who is discerning? Let them understand.(R)
The ways of the Lord are right;(S)
    the righteous walk(T) in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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  1. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim

14 (A)Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? (B)I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.

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14 Will your courage endure(A) or your hands(B) be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken,(C) and I will do it.(D)

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15 (A)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
    I will show them[a] marvelous things.
16 (B)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(C)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
    their ears shall be deaf;
17 (D)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
    like the crawling things of the earth;
(E)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
    (F)they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
    and they shall be in fear of you.

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  1. Micah 7:15 Hebrew him

15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
    I will show them my wonders.(A)

16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(B)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(C)
    and their ears will become deaf.
17 They will lick dust(D) like a snake,
    like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(E) out of their dens;
    they will turn in fear(F) to the Lord our God
    and will be afraid of you.

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27 (A)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, (B)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 (C)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 (D)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when (E)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

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27 When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.(A) 28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them(B) to their own land, not leaving any behind.(C) 29 I will no longer hide my face(D) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(E) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(F)

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28 Then (A)the nations will know that (B)I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when (C)my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.”

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28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(A) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(B)’”

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14 (A)I am the Lord. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; (B)I will not spare; (C)I will not relent; (D)according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God.”

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14 “‘I the Lord have spoken.(A) The time has come for me to act.(B) I will not hold back; I will not have pity,(C) nor will I relent.(D) You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions,(E) declares the Sovereign Lord.(F)’”

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30 And they shall know that (A)I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God.

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30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.(A)

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