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And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
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These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her with great wrath.
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This is what the Lord has said: I have come back to Zion, and will make my living-place in Jerusalem: and Jerusalem will be named The town of good faith; and the mountain of the Lord of armies The holy mountain.
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This is what the Lord of armies has said: There will again be old men and old women seated in the open spaces of Jerusalem, every man with his stick in his hand because he is so old.
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And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.
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