- and speak:
- "Strengthenª° ye the weakª hands,ª and confirmª° the feebleª° knees.ª ... Sayª° to them [that are] of a fearfulª° heart,ª Be strong,ª° fearª° not:¹ behold,¹ your Godª will comeª° [with] vengeance,ª [even] Godª [with] a recompence;ª he¹ will comeª° and saveª° you." {Isa 35:3-4} + "Comfortª° ye, comfortª° ye my people,ª saithª° your God.ª ... Speakª° ye comfortablyª¹ to Jerusalem,ª and cryª° unto¹ her, that¹ her warfareª is accomplished,ª° that¹ her iniquityª is pardoned:ª° for¹ she hath receivedª° of the LORD'Sª handª¹ doubleª for all¹ her sins.ª" {Isa 40:1-2} + "Sing,ª° O heavens;ª and be joyful,ª° O earth;ª and break forthª° into singing,ª O mountains:ª for¹ the LORDª hath comfortedª° his people,ª and will have mercyª° upon his afflicted.ª ... And I will feedª°¹ them that oppressª° thee with¹ their own flesh;ª and they shall be drunkenª° with their own blood,ª as with sweet wine:ª and all¹ fleshª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] thy Saviourª° and thy Redeemer,ª° the mighty Oneª of Jacob.ª" {Isa 49:13-26} + "For¹ the LORDª shall comfortª° Zion:ª he will comfortª° all¹ her waste places;ª and he will makeª° her wildernessª like Eden,ª and her desertª like the gardenª of the LORD;ª joyª and gladnessª shall be foundª° therein, thanksgiving,ª and the voiceª of melody.ª ... But I will putª° it into the handª of them that afflictª° thee; which¹ have saidª° to thy soul,ª Bow down,ª° that we may go over:ª° and thou hast laidª° thy bodyª as the ground,ª and as the street,ª to them that went over.ª°" {Isa 51:3-23} + "Goª° and proclaimª°¹ these¹ wordsª toward the north,ª and say,ª° Return,ª° thou backslidingª Israel,ª saithª° the LORD;ª [and] I will not¹ cause mine angerª to fallª° upon you: for¹ I¹ [am] merciful,ª saithª° the LORD,ª [and] I will not¹ keepª° [anger] for ever.ª ... For shameª hath devouredª°¹ the labourª of our fathersª from our youth;ª¹¹ their flocksª and their herds,ª¹ their sonsª and their daughters.ª" {Jer 3:12-24} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will bring againª° the captivityª of Jacob'sª tents,ª and have mercyª° on his dwellingplaces;ª and the cityª shall be buildedª° upon¹ her own heap,ª and the palaceª shall remainª° after¹ the mannerª thereof. ... And ye shall be¹ my people,ª and I¹ will be¹ your God.ª" {Jer 30:18-22} + "At the same¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª will I be¹ the Godª of all¹ the familiesª of Israel,ª and they¹ shall be¹ my people.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª If¹ heavenª aboveª¹ can be measured,ª° and the foundationsª of the earthª searched outª° beneath,ª I¹ will also¹ cast offª° all¹ the seedª of Israelª for¹ all¹ that¹ they have done,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:1-37} + "And now¹ therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel,ª concerning¹ this¹ city,ª whereof¹ ye¹ say,ª° It shall be deliveredª° into the handª of the kingª of Babylonª by the sword,ª and by the famine,ª and by the pestilence;ª ... Yea, I will rejoiceª° over¹ them to do them good,ª°¹ and I will plantª° them in this¹ landª assuredlyª with my whole¹ heartª and with my whole¹ soul.ª" {Jer 32:36-41} + "Behold,¹ I will bring²°¹ it healthª and cure,²¹ and I will cureª° them, and will revealª° unto them the abundanceª of peaceª and truth.ª ... Thenª will I cast awayª° the seedª of Jacob,ª and Davidª my servant,ª [so] that I will not takeª°¹ [any] of his seedª¹ [to be] rulersª° over¹ the seedª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob:ª for¹ I will cause¹ their captivityª to return,ª°°° and have mercyª° on them." {Jer 33:6-26} + "Therefore will I saveª° my flock,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be¹ a prey;ª and I will judgeª° between¹ cattleª and cattle.ª ... And yeª my flock,ª the flockª of my pasture,ª [are] men,ª [and] I¹ [am] your God,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 34:22-31} + "But ye,¹ O mountainsª of Israel,ª ye shall shoot forthª° your branches,ª and yieldª° your fruitª to my peopleª of Israel;ª for¹ they are at handª° to come.ª° ... Neither¹ will I cause [men] to hearª° in¹ thee the shameª of the heathenª any more,¹ neither¹ shalt thou bearª° the reproachª of the peopleª any more,¹ neither¹ shalt thou cause thy nationsª to fallª° any more,¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 36:8-15} + "Then he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª these¹ bonesª are the whole¹ houseª of Israel:ª behold,¹ they say,ª° Our bonesª are dried,ª° and our hopeª is lost:ª° we are cut offª° for our parts. ... And the heathenª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª do sanctifyª°¹ Israel,ª when my sanctuaryª shall be¹ in the midstª of them for evermore.ª" {Ezk 37:11-28} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Now¹ will I bring againª°¹ the captivityª° of Jacob,ª and have mercyª° upon the whole¹ houseª of Israel,ª and will be jealousª° for my holyª name;ª ... Neither¹ will I hideª° my faceª any more¹ from¹ them: for¹ I have poured outª°¹ my spiritª upon¹ the houseª of Israel,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 39:25-29} + "In that¹ dayª will I raise upª°¹ the tabernacleª of Davidª that is fallen,ª° and close upª°¹ the breachesª thereof; and I will raise upª° his ruins,ª and I will buildª° it as in the daysª of old:ª ... And I will plantª° them upon¹ their land,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be pulled upª° out of¹¹ their landª which¹ I have givenª° them, saithª° the LORDª thy God.ª" {Ams 9:11-15} + "Feedª° thy peopleª with thy rod,ª the flockª of thine heritage,ª which dwellª° solitarilyª [in] the wood,ª in the midstª of Carmel:ª let them feedª° [in] Bashanª and Gilead,ª as in the daysª of old.ª ... Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:14-20} + "For¹ then¹ will I turnª° to¹ the peopleª a pureª° language,ª that they may all¹ callª° upon the nameª of the LORD,ª to serveª° him with oneª consent.ª ... At that¹ timeª will I bringª° you [again], even in the timeª that I gatherª° you: for¹ I will makeª° you a nameª and a praiseª among all¹ peopleª of the earth,ª when I turn backª°¹ your captivityª before your eyes,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Zph 3:9-20} + "Then the angelª of the LORDª answeredª° and said,ª° O LORDª of hosts,ª how long¹¹ wilt thou¹ not¹ have mercy²° on¹¹ Jerusalemª and on the citiesª of Judah,ª against which¹ thou hast had indignationª° these¹ threescore and tenª years?ª ... Cryª° yet,¹ saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª My citiesª through prosperityª¹ shall yet¹ be spread abroad;ª° and the LORDª shall yet¹ comfortª°¹ Zion,ª and shall yet¹ chooseª° Jerusalem.ª" {Zch 1:12-17} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The fastª of the fourthª [month], and the fastª of the fifth,ª and the fastª of the seventh,ª and the fastª of the tenth,ª shall be¹ to the houseª of Judahª joyª and gladness,ª and cheerfulª feasts;ª therefore loveª° the truthª and peace.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª In those¹ daysª [it shall come to pass], that¹ tenª men²¹ shall take holdª° out of all¹¹ languagesª of the nations,ª even shall take holdª° of the skirtª of him¹ that is a Jew,ª² saying,ª° We will go²°¹ with¹ you: for¹ we have heardª° [that] Godª [is] with¹ you." {Zch 8:19-23} + "Andª soª allª Israelª shall be saved:ª° asª it is written,ª° There shall comeª° out ofª Sionª the¹ Deliverer,ª° andª shall turn awayª° ungodlinessª fromª Jacob:ª ... Forª thisª [is]¹ myª² covenantª unto them,ª whenª I shall take awayª° their²¹ sins.ª" {Rom 11:26-27}
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