¹⁷ “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my^(A) treasured possession.^(B) I will spare^(C) them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son^(D) who serves him. ¹⁸ And you will again see the distinction between the righteous^(E) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.^(F)