Ezekiel 34:27
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27 The trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase. They shall be secure on their soil, and they shall know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and save them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(A)
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Jeremiah 30:8
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8 On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and strangers shall no more make a servant of him.(A)
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Leviticus 26:13
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13 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be their slaves no more; I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
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Psalm 92:12-14
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12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.(A)
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 In old age they still produce fruit;
they are always green and full of sap,(B)
Isaiah 52:2-3
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2 Shake yourself from the dust; rise up,
O captive[a] Jerusalem;
loose the bonds from your neck,
O captive daughter Zion!(A)
3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.(B)
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- 52.2 Cn: Heb rise up, sit
Psalm 85:12
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12 The Lord will give what is good,
and our land will yield its increase.(A)
John 15:5-8
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5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A) 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(B)
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- 15.8 Or be
Jeremiah 2:20
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20 For long ago you broke your yoke
and burst your bonds,
and you said, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree
you sprawled and prostituted yourself.(A)
Isaiah 4:2
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The Future Glory of the Survivors in Zion
2 On that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.(A)
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Ezekiel 47:12
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12 On the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”(A)
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Ezekiel 39:28
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28 Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God because I sent them into exile among the nations and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them behind,(A)
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Ezekiel 34:10
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10 Thus says the Lord God: I am against the shepherds, and I will hold them accountable for my sheep and put a stop to their feeding the sheep; no longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, so that they may not be food for them.(A)
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