Jeremiah 29:11-14

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¹¹For I know the plans^(A) I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper^(B) you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.^(C) ¹²Then you will call^(D) on me and come and pray^(E) to me, and I will listen^(F) to you. ¹³You will seek^(G) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.^(H) ¹⁴I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back^(I) from captivity.^[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”^(J)

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Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes

Daniel 1:3-8

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³Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility^(A)— ⁴young men without any physical defect, handsome,^(B) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,^(C) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language^(D) and literature of the Babylonians.^[a] ⁵The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine^(E) from the king’s table.^(F) They were to be trained for three years,^(G) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.^(H)

⁶Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,^(I) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.^(J) ⁷The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;^(K) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.^(L)

⁸But Daniel resolved not to defile^(M) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.

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