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And this, Hezekiah, will be for you the confirming sign: This year you'll eat the gleanings, next year whatever you can beg, borrow, or steal; But the third year you'll sow and harvest, plant vineyards and eat grapes.
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A remnant of the family of Judah yet again will sink down roots and raise up fruit.
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The remnant will come from Jerusalem, the survivors from Mount Zion. The Zeal of God will make it happen.
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To sum up, this is what God says regarding the king of Assyria: He won't enter this city, nor shoot so much as a single arrow there; Won't brandish a shield, won't even begin to set siege;
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He'll go home by the same road he came; he won't enter this city. God's word!
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