Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

¹⁸ In that day^(A) the Lord will whistle^(B) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.^(C)

²² I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless^(A) as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’”

¹⁰ “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted.^(A) In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’^(B)

¹⁰ and I will cause many people to live on you—yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins^(A) rebuilt.^{(B) 11} I will increase the number of people and animals living on you, and they will be fruitful^(C) and become numerous. I will settle people^(D) on you as in the past^(E) and will make you prosper more than before.^(F) Then you will know that I am the Lord.

¹⁷ The Spirit^(A) and the bride^(B) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.^(C)

⁴ who wants^(A) all people^(B) to be saved^(C) and to come to a knowledge of the truth.^{(D) 5} For there is one God^(E) and one mediator^(F) between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,^{(G) 6} who gave himself as a ransom^(H) for all people. This has now been witnessed to^(I) at the proper time.^(J)