They Shall Be My People; I Will Be Their God
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"Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, u 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence':
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v Behold, I will gather them from all the countries w to which I drove them in x my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, y and I will make them dwell in safety.
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z And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
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a I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, b for their own good and the good of their children after them.
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c I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. d And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
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e I will rejoice in doing them good, f and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
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"For thus says the Lord: g Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them.
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h Fields shall be bought in this land i of which you are saying, 'It is a desolation, without man or beast; j it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.'
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Fields shall be bought for money, and k deeds shall be signed and k sealed and k witnessed, l in the land of Benjamin, l in the places about Jerusalem, l and in the cities of Judah, l in the cities of the hill country, l in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for m I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord."
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Jeremiah 32:3
For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord : Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it.
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Jeremiah 23:3
Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
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Jeremiah 8:3
Death shall be preferred to life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family in all the places where I have driven them, declares the Lord of hosts.
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Jeremiah 21:5
I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath.
Deuteronomy 29:28
And the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.
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Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The Lord is our righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: 'The Lord is our righteousness.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
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Jeremiah 30:22
And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Jeremiah 31:33
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord : I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Ezekiel 11:19 - 20
And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh.
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Deuteronomy 6:24
And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day.
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Jeremiah 50:5
They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, 'Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
Psalms 89:34
I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
Ezekiel 16:60
Yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.
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Jeremiah 31:33
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord : I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Deuteronomy 28:63
And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the Lord will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
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Jeremiah 24:6
I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not uproot them.
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Jeremiah 31:28
And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord.
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Jeremiah 32:15
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.
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Jeremiah 33:10
Thus says the Lord : In this place of which you say, 'It is a waste without man or beast,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again
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Jeremiah 32:3
For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord : Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it.
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Jeremiah 32:10
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
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Jeremiah 32:10
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
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Jeremiah 32:10
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, days are coming, declares 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 that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.
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