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At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
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Thus says the Lord: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,
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the Lord appeared to him a from far away. b I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
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