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As for you, Jerusalem,
    the citadel of God’s people,[a]
your royal might and power
    will come back to you again.
The kingship will be restored
    to my precious Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:8 Hebrew As for you, Migdal-eder, / the Ophel of the daughter of Zion.

26 Then I will give you good judges again
    and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
    and the Faithful City.”

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10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel[a]
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
    and your king will bring peace to the nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
    and from the Euphrates River[b] to the ends of the earth.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:10a Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 9:13.
  2. 9:10b Hebrew the river.
  3. 9:10c Or the end of the land.

And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

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12 Come back to the place of safety,
    all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
    that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

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21 Those who have been rescued[a] will go up to[b] Mount Zion in Jerusalem
    to rule over the mountains of Edom.
And the Lord himself will be king!”

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Footnotes

  1. 21a As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads Rescuers.
  2. 21b Or from.

21 Then Jacob[a] traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder.

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Footnotes

  1. 35:21 Hebrew Israel; also in 35:22a. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.

21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come.

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Parable of the Evil Farmers

12 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

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44 “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

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12 Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.[a]
    Walk around and count the many towers.
13 Take note of the fortified walls,
    and tour all the citadels,
that you may describe them
    to future generations.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:12 Hebrew Zion.

But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.

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19 A ruler will rise in Jacob
    who will destroy the survivors of Ir.”

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Parable of the Evil Farmers

33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

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18 But in the end, the holy people of the Most High will be given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever.”

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He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
    and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
    and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
    but the grapes that grew were bitter.

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32 The enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day.
    He shakes his fist at beautiful Mount Zion, the mountain of Jerusalem.

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