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Thereforethussays the LORDGod of Israelconcerning the shepherds who are tending My people: "You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds," declares the LORD.
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"Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countrieswhere* I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.
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"I will also raise up shepherdsover them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraidanylonger, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing," declares the LORD
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"Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I will raise up for David a righteousBranch; And He will reign as king and actwisely And dojustice and righteousness in the land.
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"Thereforebehold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when they will nolongersay, 'As the LORDlives, whobrought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,'
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but, 'As the LORDlives, whobrought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the northland and from all the countrieswhere* I had driven them.' Then they will live on their own soil."