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Call, O call heaven and earth to witness, for I left out evil and created good, because I live, says the Lord.
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"Mother, embrace your sons; bring them up with gladness, as does the dove; establish their feet, because I have chosen you, says the Lord.
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And I will raise up the dead from their places, and will bring them out from their tombs, because I recognize my name in them.
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Do not fear, mother of sons, for I have chosen you, says the Lord.
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I will send you help, my servants Isaiah and Jeremiah. According to their counsel I have consecrated and prepared for you twelve trees loaded with various fruits,
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and the same number of springs flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains on which roses and lilies grow; by these I will fill your children with joy.
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Guard the rights of the widow, secure justice for the fatherless, give to the needy, defend the orphan, clothe the naked,
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care for the injured and the weak, do not ridicule a lame man, protect the maimed, and let the blind man have a vision of my splendor.
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Protect the old and the young within your walls;
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When you find any who are dead, commit them to the grave and mark it, and I will give you the first place in my resurrection.
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Pause and be quiet, my people, because your rest will come.