16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, (A)yet I shall be a little [a]sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.” ’

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  1. Ezekiel 11:16 holy place

14 (A)He will be as a [a]sanctuary,
But (B)a stone of stumbling and a rock of [b]offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:14 holy abode
  2. Isaiah 8:14 stumbling over

BOOK FOUR

Psalms 90–106

The Eternity of God, and Man’s Frailty

A Prayer (A)of Moses the man of God.

90 Lord, (B)You have been our [a]dwelling place in all generations.

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  1. Psalm 90:1 LXX, Tg., Vg. refuge

10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare it in the [a]isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel (A)will gather him,
And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’

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  1. Jeremiah 31:10 Or coastlands

11 For I am with (A)you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
(B)Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you,
(C)Yet I will not make a complete end of you.
But I will correct you (D)in justice,
And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

91 He (A)who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide (B)under the shadow of the Almighty.

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11 (A)You have given us up like sheep intended for food,
And have (B)scattered us among the nations.

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20 (A)You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
(B)You shall keep them secretly in a [a]pavilion
From the strife of tongues.

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  1. Psalm 31:20 shelter

(A)that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and (B)gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. (C)If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you.

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44 Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, (A)I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them;

for I am the Lord their God.

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11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, (A)‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand.

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11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, [a]“This man deserves to (A)die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”

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  1. Jeremiah 26:11 Lit. A judgment of death to this man

So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

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“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I [a]acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and (A)I will bring them back to this land; (B)I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.

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  1. Jeremiah 24:5 regard

then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, (A)a cloud and smoke by day and (B)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a [a]covering.

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  1. Isaiah 4:5 canopy

Because you have made the Lord, who is (A)my refuge,
Even the Most High, (B)your dwelling place,
10 (C)No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 (D)For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall [a]bear you up,
(E)Lest you [b]dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will [c]set him on high, because he has (F)known My name.
15 He shall (G)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be (H)with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With [d]long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

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  1. Psalm 91:12 lift
  2. Psalm 91:12 strike
  3. Psalm 91:14 exalt him
  4. Psalm 91:16 Lit. length of days

12 (A)Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, (B)in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.

The Captivity of Jerusalem

13 (C)And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he (D)cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, (E)as the Lord had said. 14 Also (F)he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, (G)ten thousand captives, and (H)all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except (I)the poorest people of the land. 15 And (J)he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 (K)All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

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