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26 who confirms the word of his servant
    and fulfills the prediction of his messengers;
who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be inhabited,”
    and of the cities of Judah, “They shall be rebuilt,
    and I will raise up their ruins”;(A)

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26 who carries out the words(A) of his servants
    and fulfills(B) the predictions of his messengers,

who says of Jerusalem,(C) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
    of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
    and of their ruins,(D) ‘I will restore them,’(E)

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But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, ‘The Lord of hosts has dealt with us according to our ways and deeds, just as he planned to do.’ ”(A)

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But did not my words(A) and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your ancestors?(B)

“Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve,(C) just as he determined to do.’”(D)

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10 Foreigners shall build up your walls,
    and their kings shall minister to you,
for in my wrath I struck you down,
    but in my favor I have had mercy on you.(A)

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10 “Foreigners(A) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings(B) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor(C) I will show you compassion.(D)

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19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.(A) 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s[a] own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[b](B)

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  1. 1.20 Or the prophet’s
  2. 1.21 Other ancient authorities read but, moved by the Holy Spirit, saints of God spoke

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(A) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(B) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(C) and the morning star(D) rises in your hearts.(E) 20 Above all, you must understand(F) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(G) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(H)

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11 O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
    I am about to set your stones in antimony
    and lay your foundations with sapphires.[a](A)
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
    your gates of jewels,
    and all your wall of precious stones.

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  1. 54.11 Or lapis lazuli

11 “Afflicted(A) city, lashed by storms(B) and not comforted,(C)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](D)
    your foundations(E) with lapis lazuli.(F)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates(G) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.

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  1. Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

See, the former things have come to pass,
    and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
    I tell you of them.(A)

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See, the former things(A) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(B) them to you.”

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25 For David says concerning him,

‘I saw the Lord always before me,
    for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken;(A)
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
    moreover, my flesh will live in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades
    or let your Holy One experience corruption.(B)
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
    you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

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25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(A)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[a](B)

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  1. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)

44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.”(A)

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44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you:(A) Everything must be fulfilled(B) that is written about me in the Law of Moses,(C) the Prophets(D) and the Psalms.”(E)

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56 But all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.(A)

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56 But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”(A) Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.(A)

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  1. 5.18 Gk one iota

18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.(A)

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10 The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem[a] shall remain aloft on its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.(A) 11 And it shall be inhabited, for never again shall it be doomed to destruction; Jerusalem shall abide in security.(B)

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  1. 14.10 Heb it

10 The whole land, from Geba(A) to Rimmon,(B) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(C) high from the Benjamin Gate(D) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(E) and from the Tower of Hananel(F) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(G) 11 It will be inhabited;(H) never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.(I)

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On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot on a pile of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves, and they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.(A)

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“On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot(A) in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume(B) all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact(C) in her place.

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and said to him, “Run, say to that young man: Jerusalem shall be inhabited like unwalled villages because of the multitude of people and animals in it.(A)

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and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls(A) because of the great number(B) of people and animals in it.(C)

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