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Then the
word of the
LORD came to
Jeremiah the
second time, while he was
still confined in the
court of the
guard,
saying,
tyinev .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w ? r{mael h'r'J;M;h r;c]x;B r.Wc'[ .WN,dw{[ a.Wh.w
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"Thus says the
LORD who
made the earth, the
LORD who
formed it to
establish it, the
LORD is His
name,
H'tw{a recw{y h'wh.y H'f{[ h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? w{m.v h'wh.y H'nyik]h;l
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'Call to Me and I will
answer you, and I will
tell you
great and
mighty things, which you do not
know.'
tw{rUc.b.W tw{l{d.G '$.L h'dyiG;a.w 'K,n/[,a.w y;lea a'r.q ? ~'T.[;d.y a{l
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"For
thus says the
LORD God of
Israel concerning the
houses of
this city, and
concerning the
houses of the
kings of
Judah which are
broken down to make a defense
against the
siege ramps and
against the
sword,
yeT'B -l;[ lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a h'wh.y r;m'a h{k yiK ? ~yicUt.N;h h'd.Wh.y yek.l;m yeT'B -l;[.w ta{Z;h ryi['h ? b,r'x,h -l,a.w tw{l.l{S;h -l,a
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'While they are
coming to
fight with the
Chaldeans and to
fill them with the
corpses of
men whom I have
slain in My
anger and in My
wrath, and I have
hidden My
face from
this city because of
all their
wickedness:
yer.giP -t,a ~'a.l;m.l.W ~yiD.f;K;h -t,a ~ex'Lih.l ~yia'B ? r,v]a;w yit'm]x;b.W yiP;a.b yityeKih -r,v]a ~'d'a'h ? ~'t'['r -l'K l;[ ta{Z;h ryi['hem y;n'p yiT.r;T.sih
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'Behold, I will
bring to it
health and
healing, and I will
heal them; and I will
reveal to them an
abundance of
peace and
truth.
~yita'p.r.W aeP.r;m.W h'kUr]a H'L -h,l][;m yin.nih ? t,m/a,w ~w{l'v t,r,t][ ~,h'l yityeLig.w
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'I will
restore the
fortunes of
Judah and the
fortunes of
Israel and will
rebuild them as they were at
first.
t.Wb.v tea.w h'd.Wh.y t.Wb.v -t,a yit{biv]h;w ? h'n{vair'b.K ~yitin.b.W lea'r.fIy
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'I will
cleanse them from
all their
iniquity by
which they have
sinned against Me, and I will
pardon all their
iniquities by
which they have
sinned against Me and by
which they have
transgressed against Me.
yil -.Wa.j'x r,v]a ~'n{w][ -l'Kim ~yiT.r;hij.w ? .W[.v'P r,v]a;w yil -.Wa.j'x r,v]a lw{k.l yiT.x;l's.w ? yib
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'It will be to Me a
name of
joy,
praise and
glory before
all the
nations of the
earth which will
hear of
all the
good that I
do for them, and they will
fear and
tremble because of
all the
good and
all the
peace that I
make for it.'
t,r,a.pit.l.W h'Lih.til !w{f'f ~ev.l yiL h't.y'h.w ? h'bw{J;h -l'K -t,a .W[.m.vIy r,v]a #,r'a'h yeyw{G l{k.l ? l;[ .Wz.g'r.w .Wd]x'p.W ~'t{a h,f{[ yik{n'a r,v]a ? yik{n'a r,v]a ~w{l'V;h -l'K l;[.w h'bw{J;h -l'K ? H'L h,f{[
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"Thus says the
LORD,
'Yet again there will be
heard in
this place, of
which you
say, "It is a
waste,
without man and
without beast," that is, in the
cities of
Judah and in the
streets of
Jerusalem that are
desolate,
without man and
without inhabitant and
without beast,
h,Z;h -mw{q'M;B [;m'VIy dw{[ h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? ~'d'a !yeaem a.Wh ber'x ~yir.m{a ~,T;a r,v]a ? ~i;l'v.Wr.y tw{cUx.b.W h'd.Wh.y yer'[.B h'meh.B !yeaem.W ? !yeaem.W bevw{y !yeaem.W ~'d'a !yeaem tw{M;v.n;h ? h'meh.B
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the
voice of
joy and the
voice of
gladness, the
voice of the
bridegroom and the
voice of the
bride, the
voice of those who
say,
"Give thanks to the
LORD of
hosts, For the
LORD is
good, For His
lovingkindness is
everlasting "; and of those who
bring a
thank offering into the
house of the
LORD. For I will
restore the
fortunes of the
land as they were at
first,'
says the
LORD.
lw{q.w !'t'x lw{q h'x.mif lw{q.w !w{f'f lw{q ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -t,a .Wdw{h ~yir.m{a lw{q h'L;K ? ~yiaib.m w{D.s;x ~'lw{[.l -yiK h'wh.y bw{j -yiK ? #,r'a'h -t.Wb.v -t,a byiv'a -yiK h'wh.y tyeB h'dw{T ? h'wh.y r;m'a h'n{vair'b.K
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"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'There will
again be in
this place which is
waste,
without * man or
beast, and in
all its
cities, a
habitation of
shepherds who
rest their
flocks.
~w{q'M;B h,y.hIy dw{[ tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? wy'r'[ -l'k.b.W h'meh.B -d;[.w ~'d'a -nyeaem ber'x,h h,Z;h ? !a{c ~yiciB.r;m ~yi[{r hew.n
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'In the
cities of the
hill country, in the
cities of the
lowland, in the
cities of the
Negev, in the
land of
Benjamin, in the
environs of
Jerusalem and in the
cities of
Judah, the
flocks will
again pass under the
hands of the one who
numbers them,'
says the
LORD.
b,g,N;h yer'[.b.W h'lep.V;h yer'[.B r'h'h yer'[.B ? yer'[.b.W ~i;l'v.Wr.y yebyib.sib.W !im'y.niB #,r,a.b.W ? h,nw{m yed.y -l;[ !a{C;h h'n.r{b][;T d{[ h'd.Wh.y ? h'wh.y r;m'a
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'Behold,
days are
coming,'
declares the
LORD, 'when I will
fulfill the
good word which I have
spoken concerning the
house of
Israel and the
house of
Judah.
yit{miq]h;w h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yia'B ~yim'y heNih ? tyeB -l,a yiT.r;BiD r,v]a bw{J;h r'b'D;h -t,a ? h'd.Wh.y tyeB -l;[.w lea'r.fIy
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'In
those days and at that
time I will cause a
righteous Branch of
David to
spring forth; and He shall
execute justice and
righteousness on the
earth.
diw'd.l ;xyim.c;a ayih;h te['b.W ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ? #,r'a'B h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim h'f'[.w h'q'd.c x;m,c
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'In
those days Judah will be
saved and
Jerusalem will
dwell in
safety; and
this is the name by
which she will be
called: the
LORD is our
righteousness.'
!w{K.viT ~i;l'v.Wryiw h'd.Wh.y [;v\WiT ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ? .Wneq.dic h'wh.y H'l -a'r.qIy -r,v]a h,z.w x;j,b'l
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"For
thus says the
LORD,
'David shall
never lack a
man to
sit on the
throne of the
house of
Israel;
vyia diw'd.l ter'KIy -a{l h'wh.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? lea'r.fIy -tyeb aeSiK -l;[ bev{y
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and the
Levitical priests shall
never lack a
man before * Me to
offer burnt offerings, to
burn grain
offerings and to
prepare sacrifices continually *.' "
y'n'p.Lim vyia ter'KIy -a{l ~iYiw.l;h ~yin]h{K;l.w ? ]x;b,Z -h,f{[.w h'x.nim ryij.q;m.W h'lw{[ h,l][;m ? ~yim'Y;h -l'K
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The
word of the
LORD came to
Jeremiah,
saying,
rw{mael .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
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"Thus says the
LORD,
'If you can
break My
covenant for the
day and My
covenant for the
night, so that
day and
night will not be at their
appointed time,
yityir.B -t,a .Wrep'T -mia h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? tw{y/h yiT.lib.l.W h'l.y'L;h yityir.B -t,a.w ~w{Y;h ? ~'Ti[.B h'l.y;l'w -m'mw{y
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then My
covenant may
also be
broken with
David My
servant so that he will not
have a
son to
reign on his
throne, and with the
Levitical priests, My
ministers.
w{l -tw{y.him yiD.b;[ diw'D -t,a r;pUt yityir.B -m;G ? ~yin]h{K;h ~iYiw.l;h -t,a.w w{a.siK -l;[ .$el{m !eb ? y't.r'v.m
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'As the
host of
heaven cannot be
counted and the
sand of the
sea cannot be
measured,
so I will
multiply the
descendants of
David My
servant and the
Levites who
minister to Me.' "
d;MIy a{l.w ~Iy;m'V;h a'b.c rep'SIy -a{l r,v]a ? yiD.b;[ diw'D [;r,z -t,a h,B.r;a !eK ~'Y;h lw{x ? yit{a yet.r'v.m ~iYiw.l;h -t,a.w
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And the
word of the
LORD came to
Jeremiah,
saying,
r{mael .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
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"Have you not
observed what this people have
spoken,
saying, 'The
two families which the
LORD chose, He has
rejected them'? Thus they
despise My
people,
no longer are they as a
nation in their
sight.
r{mael .Wr.BiD h,Z;h ~'['h -h'm 'tyia'r aw{l]h ? ~es'a.miY;w ~,h'B h'wh.y r;x'B r,v]a tw{x'P.viM;h yeT.v ? ~,hyen.pil yw{G dw{[ tw{y.him !.Wc'a.nIy yiM;[ -t,a.w
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"Thus says the
LORD,
'If My
covenant for
day and
night stand not, and the
fixed patterns of
heaven and
earth I have not
established,
h'l.y'l'w ~'mw{y yityir.b a{l -mia h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? yiT.m'f -a{l #,r'a'w ~Iy;m'v tw{QUx
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then I would
reject the
descendants of
Jacob and
David My
servant, not
taking from his
descendants rulers over the
descendants of
Abraham,
Isaac and
Jacob. But I will
restore their
fortunes and will
have mercy on them.' "
t;x;Qim s;a.m,a yiD.b;[ diw'd.w bw{q][;y [;r,z -m;G ? q'x.fIy ~'h'r.b;a [;r,z -l,a ~yil.v{m w{[.r;Zim ? ~yiT.m;xir.w ~'t.Wb.v -t,a b.Wv'a -yiK b{q][;y.w