10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the Lords.

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10 “Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
    but do not destroy them completely.(A)
Strip off her branches,
    for these people do not belong to the Lord.

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11 For (A)I am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will completely (B)destroy all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will (C)not destroy you completely.
But I will (D)discipline you fairly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

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11 I am with you(A) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy(B) you.
I will discipline(C) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’(D)

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35 This is what the Lord says,
He who (A)gives the sun for light by day
And the [a]fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
Who (B)stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
(C)The Lord of armies is His name:
36 (D)If [b]this fixed order departs
From Me,” declares the Lord,
“Then the descendants of Israel also will (E)cease
To be a nation before Me [c]forever.”

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  1. Jeremiah 31:35 Lit statutes
  2. Jeremiah 31:36 Lit these statutes
  3. Jeremiah 31:36 Lit all the days

35 This is what the Lord says,

he who appoints(A) the sun
    to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
    to shine by night,(B)
who stirs up the sea(C)
    so that its waves roar(D)
    the Lord Almighty is his name:(E)
36 “Only if these decrees(F) vanish from my sight,”
    declares the Lord,
“will Israel(G) ever cease
    being a nation before me.”

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32 And it will come about that (A)everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
Will [a]be saved;
For (B)on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who (C)escape,
Just as the Lord has said,
Even among the (D)survivors whom the Lord calls.

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  1. Joel 2:32 Or flee to safety

32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(A) will be saved;(B)
for on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,(D)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(E)
    whom the Lord calls.[a](F)

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  1. Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

12 This is what the Lord says:

“Just as the shepherd [a](A)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be [b]snatched away—
With the (B)corner of a bed and the [c](C)cover of a couch!

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  1. Amos 3:12 Or rescues
  2. Amos 3:12 Or rescued
  3. Amos 3:12 Or headrest; lit damask

12 This is what the Lord says:

“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(A) mouth
    only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
    with only the head of a bed
    and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b](B)

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  1. Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 3:12 Or Israelites be rescued, / those who sit in Samaria / on the edge of their beds / and in Damascus on their couches.

17 But on Mount (A)Zion there will be those who escape,
And it will be holy.
And the house of Jacob will [a](B)possess their [b]property.

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  1. Obadiah 1:17 Or take possession of
  2. Obadiah 1:17 or inheritance

17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(A)
    it will be holy,(B)
    and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(C)

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