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19 O Yahweh, my (A)strength and my strong defense,
And my (B)refuge in the day of distress,
To You the (C)nations will come
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but (D)lies,
Futility and [a](E)things of no profit.”

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  1. Jeremiah 16:19 Lit there is nothing profitable in them

20 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘It will yet be that (A)peoples will come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to [a](B)entreat the favor of Yahweh and to seek Yahweh of hosts; [b]I will also go.” 22 So (C)many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem and to [c](D)entreat the favor of Yahweh.’ 23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from every tongue of the nations will [d](E)take hold of the [e]garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”

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  1. Zechariah 8:21 Lit soften the face of
  2. Zechariah 8:21 Or let me go too
  3. Zechariah 8:22 Lit soften the face of
  4. Zechariah 8:23 Lit grasp, and they will grasp
  5. Zechariah 8:23 Or corner of the garment

25 (A)the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will (B)fall on his face and worship God, declaring that (C)surely God is among you.

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