Then the word of the Lord came to me: “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. (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. (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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