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I've stripped off the robe of peace and put on the rough cloth of mourners. I'll spend my days crying out to the eternal one.
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Children, be confident! Cry out to God! God will rescue you from your enemies' authority and grip.
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I have placed hope in the eternal one for your salvation; the holy one has sent me joy, because your eternal savior will soon have mercy on you.
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I sent you away with mourning and wailing, but God will restore you to me with gladness and joy forever.
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Just as Zion's neighbors have now seen your exile, they'll also soon see God's deliverance of you; it will come to you with all the glory and splendor of the eternal one.