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My power will protect you, so that your children may not see hell.
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"Rejoice, O mother, with your children, because I will deliver you, says the Lord.
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Remember your children that sleep, because I will bring them out of the hiding places of the earth, and will show mercy to them; for I am merciful, says the Lord Almighty.
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Embrace your children until I come, and proclaim mercy to them; because my springs run over, and my grace will not fail."
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I, Ezra, received a command from the Lord on Mount Horeb to go to Israel. When I came to them they rejected me and refused the Lord's commandment.
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Therefore I say to you, O nations that hear and understand, "Wait for your shepherd; he will give you everlasting rest, because he who will come at the end of the age is close at hand.
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Be ready for the rewards of the kingdom, because perpetual light will shine on you forevermore.
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Flee from the shadow of this age, receive the joy of your glory; I publicly call on my savior to witness.
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Receive what the Lord has entrusted to you and be joyful, giving thanks to him who has called you to the celestial kingdoms.
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Rise, stand erect and see the number of those who have been sealed at the feast of the Lord.
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Those who have departed from the shadow of this age have received glorious garments from the Lord.