26 And people shall come from (A)the cities of Judah (B)and the places around Jerusalem, (C)from the land of Benjamin, (D)from the Shephelah, from the hill country, (E)and from (F)the Negeb, bringing (G)burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and (H)bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.

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26 People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev,(A) bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.

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(A)Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed (B)by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, (C)with her cities around her, and the (D)South and the (E)lowland were inhabited?’”

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Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets(A) when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest(B) and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills(C) were settled?’”(D)

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13 (A)In the cities of the hill country, (B)in the cities of the Shephelah, (C)and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, (D)the places about Jerusalem, (E)and in the cities of Judah, (F)flocks shall again pass under the hands (G)of the one who counts them, says the Lord.

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13 In the towns of the hill(A) country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(B) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand(C) of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

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44 Fields shall be bought for money, and (A)deeds shall be signed and (B)sealed and (C)witnessed, (D)in the land of Benjamin, (E)in the places about Jerusalem, (F)and in the cities of Judah, (G)in the cities of the hill country, (H)in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for (I)I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.”

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44 Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds(A) will be signed, sealed and witnessed(B) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(C) because I will restore(D) their fortunes,[a] declares the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity

22 And let them (A)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    and (B)tell of his deeds in (C)songs of joy!

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22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(A)
    and tell of his works(B) with songs of joy.(C)

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11 (A)the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring (B)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:

(C)“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
    for the Lord is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!’

(D)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

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11 the sounds of joy and gladness,(A) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings(B) to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,
    for the Lord is good;(C)
    his love endures forever.”(D)

For I will restore the fortunes(E) of the land as they were before,(F)’ says the Lord.

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17 I will (A)offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
    and (B)call on the name of the Lord.

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17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(A) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.

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and from Jesus Christ (A)the faithful witness, (B)the firstborn of the dead, and (C)the ruler of kings on earth.

To (D)him who loves us and (E)has freed us from our sins by his blood

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and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

To him who loves us(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(E)

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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(A)you yourselves like living stones are being built up as (B)a spiritual house, to be (C)a holy priesthood, (D)to offer spiritual sacrifices (E)acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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you also, like living stones, are being built(A) into a spiritual house[a](B) to be a holy priesthood,(C) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(D)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit

15 (A)Through him then let us continually offer up (B)a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, (C)the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

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15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice(A) of praise—the fruit of lips(B) that openly profess his name.

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11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,

(A)“For he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

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11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good;
    his love toward Israel endures forever.”(A)

And all the people gave a great shout(B) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(C) of the house of the Lord was laid.

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They set the altar in its place, (A)for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and (B)they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. (C)And they kept the Feast of Booths, (D)as it is written, (E)and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, and after that the regular burnt (F)offerings, the offerings at the new moon (G)and at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.

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Despite their fear(A) of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.(B) Then in accordance with what is written, they celebrated the Festival of Tabernacles(C) with the required number of burnt offerings prescribed for each day. After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings, the New Moon(D) sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the appointed sacred festivals of the Lord,(E) as well as those brought as freewill offerings to the Lord. On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, though the foundation of the Lord’s temple had not yet been laid.

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