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Jeremiah had been badly treated, even though he was chosen as a prophet before he was born, "to uproot and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow," but also "to build and to plant."
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It was Ezekiel who was shown the vision of the divine glory over the chariot and the living creatures.
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He also referred to the prophet Job, who always did the right thing.
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May the bones of the twelve prophets rise to new life, because these men encouraged the people of Israel and saved them with confident hope.
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How can we praise Zerubbabel? He was like a signet ring on the Lord's right hand,
Footnotes 1
[a].
[Probable Hebrew text] He also . . . thing; [Greek unclear.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.