36 Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. (A)I, the Lord, have spoken it, 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 My words will by no means 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 I (A)will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says 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, the Lord, (A)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (B)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done 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 “God(A) is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He (B)said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

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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 will heal their (A)backsliding,
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
I will be like the (C)dew to Israel;
He shall [a]grow like the lily,
And [b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
His branches shall [c]spread;
(D)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And (E)his fragrance like Lebanon.
(F)Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And [d]grow like a vine.
Their [e]scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

“Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
(G)Your fruit is found in Me.”

Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For (H)the ways of the Lord are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.

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  1. Hosea 14:5 Lit. bud or sprout
  2. Hosea 14:5 Lit. strike
  3. Hosea 14:6 Lit. go
  4. Hosea 14:7 Lit. bud or sprout
  5. Hosea 14:7 Lit. remembrance

“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 heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? (B)I, the Lord, have spoken, and 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 “As(A) in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show [a]them (B)wonders.”

16 The nations (C)shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(D)They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the (E)dust like a serpent;
(F)They shall crawl from their holes like [b]snakes of the earth.
(G)They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.

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  1. Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives
  2. Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers

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 out of their enemies’ lands, and I (B)am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations, 28 (C)then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them [a]captive any longer. 29 (D)And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have (E)poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.”

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  1. Ezekiel 39:28 Lit. there

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 (A)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, (B)sanctify Israel, when 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, the Lord, have spoken it;
(B)It shall come to pass, and I will do it;
I will not hold back,
(C)Nor will I spare,
Nor will I relent;
According to your ways
And according to your deeds
[a]They will judge you,”
Says the Lord God.’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 24:14 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. I

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 Thus they shall know that (A)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are (B)My people,” says 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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