Jeremiah 29:14
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14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, (A)and I will restore your fortunes and (B)gather you from all the nations and all the places (C)where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
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Ezekiel 36
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Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
36 “And you, (A)son of man, prophesy to (B)the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord God: Because (C)the enemy said of you, (D)‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient (E)heights have become our possession,’ 3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because (F)they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and (G)you became the talk and evil gossip of the people, 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to (H)the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, (I)the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become (J)a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around, 5 therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in (K)my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and (L)against all Edom, who (M)gave my land to themselves as a possession (N)with wholehearted joy and (O)utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to (P)the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: (Q)Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered (R)the reproach of the nations. 7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (S)I swear that the nations that are all around you (T)shall themselves suffer reproach.
8 “But you, O mountains of Israel, (U)shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for (V)they will soon come home. 9 For (W)behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and (X)you shall be tilled and sown. 10 And (Y)I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. (Z)The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt. 11 And I will multiply on you (AA)man and beast, and (AB)they shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in (AC)your former times, and (AD)will do more good to you than ever before. (AE)Then you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. (AF)And they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer (AG)bereave them of children. 13 Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you, (AH)‘You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,’ 14 therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord God. 15 And I will not let you hear anymore (AI)the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord God.”
The Lord's Concern for His Holy Name
16 The word of the Lord came to me: 17 (AJ)“Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, (AK)they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their ways before me were (AL)like the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity. 18 So (AM)I poured out my wrath upon them (AN)for the blood that they had shed in the land, for the idols (AO)with which they had defiled it. 19 (AP)I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. (AQ)In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them. 20 But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, (AR)they profaned my holy name, in that people said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they had to go out of his land.’ 21 But I had concern (AS)for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.
I Will Put My Spirit Within You
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: (AT)It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, (AU)which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 (AV)And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. (AW)And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. 24 (AX)I will take you (AY)from the nations and gather you from all the countries and (AZ)bring you into your own land. 25 (BA)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (BB)all your uncleannesses, and (BC)from all your idols (BD)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (BE)a new heart, and (BF)a new spirit I will put within you. (BG)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 (BH)And I will put my Spirit within you, (BI)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (BJ)be careful to obey my rules.[a] 28 (BK)You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and (BL)you shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 And (BM)I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And (BN)I will summon the grain and make it abundant and (BO)lay no famine upon you. 30 (BP)I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, (BQ)that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. 31 Then (BR)you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations. 32 (BS)It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
33 “Thus says the Lord God: On the day that (BT)I cleanse you from all your iniquities, (BU)I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. 34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. 35 And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like (BV)the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36 Then (BW)the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and (BX)replanted that which was desolate. (BY)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.
37 “Thus says the Lord God: This also (BZ)I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: (CA)to increase their people like (CB)a flock. 38 Like the flock for sacrifices,[b] (CC)like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so (CD)shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. (CE)Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
- Ezekiel 36:38 Hebrew flock of holy things
Jeremiah 30:3
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Jeremiah 50:33-34
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33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; (B)they refuse to let them go. 34 (C)Their Redeemer is strong; (D)the Lord of hosts is his name. (E)He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
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Psalm 126:4
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4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like streams in the Negeb!
Psalm 32:6
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6 Therefore let everyone who is (A)godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you (B)may be found;
surely in the rush of (C)great waters,
they shall not reach him.
Zephaniah 3:20
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20 (A)At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you together;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
(B)when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,” says the Lord.
Micah 4:12
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12 But (A)they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that (B)he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
Amos 9:14
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14 (A)I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,
and (B)they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
(C)they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,
and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
Ezekiel 34
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Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel
34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 (A)“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: (B)Ah, shepherds of Israel (C)who have been feeding yourselves! (D)Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 (E)You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, (F)you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 (G)The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, (H)the injured you have not bound up, (I)the strayed you have not brought back, (J)the lost you have not sought, and with force and (K)harshness you have ruled them. 5 (L)So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and (M)they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; 6 they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, (N)with none to search or seek for them.
7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 (O)As I live, declares the Lord God, surely because (P)my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 Thus says the Lord God, (Q)Behold, I am against the shepherds, and (R)I will require my sheep at their hand and (S)put a stop to their feeding the sheep. (T)No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. (U)I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.
The Lord God Will Seek Them Out
11 “For thus says the Lord God: (V)Behold, I, I (W)myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on (X)a day of clouds and (Y)thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples (Z)and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on (AA)the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 (AB)I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. (AC)There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 (AD)I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, (AE)and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 (AF)I will seek the lost, (AG)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and (AH)the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
17 “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: (AI)Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and (AJ)male goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of (AK)clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet? 19 And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
20 “Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you push with side and shoulder, and (AL)thrust at all the (AM)weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, 22 I will rescue[b] my flock; (AN)they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 And (AO)I will set up over them one shepherd, (AP)my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And (AQ)I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. (AR)I am the Lord; I have spoken.
The Lord's Covenant of Peace
25 (AS)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and (AT)banish wild beasts from the land, (AU)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill (AV)a blessing, and (AW)I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be (AX)showers of blessing. 27 (AY)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, (AZ)and they shall be secure in their land. And (BA)they shall know that I am the Lord, when (BB)I break the bars of their yoke, and (BC)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 (BD)They shall no more be a prey to the nations, (BE)nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. (BF)They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will provide for them (BG)renowned plantations so that (BH)they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer (BI)suffer the reproach of the nations. 30 And they shall know that (BJ)I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. 31 And you are my sheep, (BK)human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
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- Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over
- Ezekiel 34:22 Or save
Ezekiel 11:16-20
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16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet (A)I have been a sanctuary to them for a while[a] in the countries where they have gone.’ 17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (B)I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, (C)and I will give you the land of Israel.’ 18 And when they come there, (D)they will remove from it all its (E)detestable things and all its abominations. 19 (F)And I will give them one heart, and (G)a new spirit I will put within them. (H)I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh (I)and give them a heart of flesh, 20 (J)that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. (K)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
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- Ezekiel 11:16 Or in small measure
Jeremiah 51:10
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10 (A)The Lord has brought about our vindication;
(B)come, let us declare in Zion
the work of the Lord our God.
Jeremiah 50:19-20
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19 (A)I will restore Israel to his pasture, and (B)he shall feed on (C)Carmel and in (D)Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in (E)Gilead. 20 In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, (F)iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for (G)I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
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Jeremiah 50:4-5
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4 (A)“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, (B)the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, (C)weeping as they come, and they (D)shall seek the Lord their God. 5 (E)They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, (F)saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an (G)everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’
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Jeremiah 46:27-28
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27 (A)“But fear not, O Jacob my servant,
nor be dismayed, O Israel,
for behold, I will save you from far away,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
28 (B)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
declares the Lord,
for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations
to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
(C)I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Jeremiah 33:7-26
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7 (A)I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, (B)and rebuild them as they were (C)at first. 8 (D)I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, (E)and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. 9 (F)And this city[a] shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall (G)fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.
10 “Thus says the Lord: In this place (H)of which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again 11 (I)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 (J)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:
(K)“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’
(L)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.
12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (M)In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be (N)habitations of shepherds (O)resting their flocks. 13 (P)In the cities of the hill country, (Q)in the cities of the Shephelah, (R)and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, (S)the places about Jerusalem, (T)and in the cities of Judah, (U)flocks shall again pass under the hands (V)of the one who counts them, says the Lord.
The Lord's Eternal Covenant with David
14 (W)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when (X)I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (Y)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, (Z)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: (AA)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
17 “For thus says the Lord: (AB)David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 18 (AC)and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”
19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 (AD)“Thus says the Lord: (AE)If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, (AF)so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, 21 (AG)then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers. 22 As (AH)the host of heaven cannot be numbered and (AI)the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.”
23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 “Have you not observed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two clans that he chose’? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight. 25 Thus says the Lord: (AJ)If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, 26 then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (AK)For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them.”
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- Jeremiah 33:9 Hebrew And it
Jeremiah 32:37-44
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37 (A)Behold, I will gather them from all the countries (B)to which I drove them in (C)my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, (D)and I will make them dwell in safety. 38 (E)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 (F)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (G)for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 (H)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. (I)And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. 41 (J)I will rejoice in doing them good, (K)and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
42 “For thus says the Lord: (L)Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them. 43 (M)Fields shall be bought in this land (N)of which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; (O)it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44 Fields shall be bought for money, and (P)deeds shall be signed and (Q)sealed and (R)witnessed, (S)in the land of Benjamin, (T)in the places about Jerusalem, (U)and in the cities of Judah, (V)in the cities of the hill country, (W)in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for (X)I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.”
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Jeremiah 31:8-14
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8 Behold, I will bring them (A)from the north country
and (B)gather them from (C)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (D)the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 (E)With weeping they shall come,
(F)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them (G)walk by brooks of water,
(H)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for (I)I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is (J)my firstborn.
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will (K)gather him,
and will keep him (L)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
11 (M)For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from (N)hands too strong for him.
12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
(O)and they shall be radiant (P)over the goodness of the Lord,
(Q)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(R)their life shall be like a watered garden,
(S)and they shall languish no more.
13 (T)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(U)I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
14 (V)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”
Jeremiah 30:10
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Jeremiah 24:5-7
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5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, (A)whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6 (B)I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. (C)I will build them up, and not tear them down; (D)I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 (E)I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, (F)and they shall be my people (G)and I will be their God, (H)for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
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Jeremiah 23:3-8
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3 (A)Then I will gather the remnant of my flock (B)out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, (C)and they shall be fruitful and multiply. 4 (D)I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.
5 (E)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (F)Branch, and (G)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and (H)Israel will (I)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (J)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
7 (K)“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ 8 but ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he[a] had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell in their own land.”
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- Jeremiah 23:8 Septuagint; Hebrew I
Jeremiah 16:14-15
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The Lord Will Restore Israel
14 (A)“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, (B)‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ 15 but (C)‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel (D)out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ For (E)I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers.
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Isaiah 55:6
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 45:19
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19 (A)I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
(B)‘Seek me in vain.’[a]
I the Lord speak (C)the truth;
I declare what is right.
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- Isaiah 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness
Psalm 126:1
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