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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
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"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
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For behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
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These are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
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"Thus says the LORD: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, and no peace.
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Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale?
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Alas! that day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it.
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"And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD of hosts, that I will break the yoke from off their neck, and I will burst their bonds, and strangers shall no more make servants of them.
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But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
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"Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the LORD, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for lo, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.