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And this is the Message for Shemaiah the Nehelamite:

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Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

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You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

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The LORD sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon:

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"GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says: You took it on yourself to send letters to all the people in Jerusalem and to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and the company of priests. In your letter you told Zephaniah that

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"This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah,

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Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

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"This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You said to Zephaniah,

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GOD set you up as priest replacing priest Jehoiadah. He's put you in charge of GOD's Temple and made you responsible for locking up any crazy fellow off the street who takes it into his head to be a prophet.

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'The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the LORD; you should put any madman who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons.

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"The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the LORD over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks.

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`The LORD has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the LORD. You are responsible to put anyone who claims to be a prophet in the stocks and neck irons.

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"So why haven't you done anything about muzzling Jeremiah of Anathoth, who's going around posing as a prophet?

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So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

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Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a prophet to you?

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So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you?

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He's gone so far as to write to us in Babylon, "It's going to be a long exile, so build houses and make yourselves at home. Plant gardens and prepare Babylonian recipes.'"

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He has sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.'"

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For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, "This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit."'

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Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said we should build homes and plan to stay for many years. He said we should plant fruit trees, because we will be here to eat the fruit for many years to come.'"

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The priest Zephaniah read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah. [JC]

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Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

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Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

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But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.

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Then GOD told Jeremiah,

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:

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Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah:

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"Send this Message to the exiles. Tell them what GOD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Shemaiah is preaching lies to you. I didn't send him. He is seducing you into believing lies.

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"Send this message to all the exiles: 'This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has led you to believe a lie,

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Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie--

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"Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, `This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies,

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So this is GOD's verdict: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his whole family. He's going to end up with nothing and no one. No one from his family will be around to see any of the good that I am going to do for my people because he has preached rebellion against me." GOD's Decree.

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this is what the LORD says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has preached rebellion against me.'"

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therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family: he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for My people, says the LORD, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD.

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I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has taught you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"

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This is the Message Jeremiah received from GOD:

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This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,

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"GOD's Message, the God of Israel: "Write everything I tell you in a book.

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"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.

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"Thus speaks the LORD God of Israel, saying: "Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.

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"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.

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Look. The time is coming when I will turn everything around for my people, both Israel and Judah. I, GOD, say so. I'll bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors, and they'll take up ownership again.'"

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The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the LORD."

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For behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, "that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD. "And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it."'

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For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it and live here again. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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This is the way GOD put it to Israel and Judah:

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These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

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Now these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

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This is the message the LORD gave concerning Israel and Judah:

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"GOD's Message: Cries of panic are being heard. The peace has been shattered.

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"This is what the LORD says: "'Cries of fear are heard- terror, not peace.

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"For thus says the LORD: "We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.

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"This is what the LORD says: I have heard the people crying; there is only fear and trembling.

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Ask around! Look around! Can men bear babies? So why do I see all these he-men holding their bellies like women in labor, Faces contorted, pale as death?

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Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale?

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Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale?

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Now let me ask you a question: Do men give birth to babies? Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced, hands pressed against their sides like women about to give birth?

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The blackest of days, no day like it ever! A time of deep trouble for Jacob--but he'll come out of it alive.

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How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.

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Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob's trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.

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In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. Yet in the end, they will be saved!

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And then I'll enter the darkness. I'll break the yoke from their necks, Cut them loose from the harness. No more slave labor to foreigners!

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"'In that day,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.

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"For it shall come to pass in that day,' Says the LORD of hosts, "That I will break his yoke from your neck, And will burst your bonds; Foreigners shall no more enslave them.

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"For in that day, says the LORD Almighty, I will break the yoke from their necks and snap their chains. Foreigners will no longer be their masters.

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They'll serve their GOD and the David-King I'll establish for them.

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Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for 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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For my people will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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So fear no more, Jacob, dear servant. Don't despair, Israel. Look up! I'll save you out of faraway places, I'll bring your children back from exile. Jacob will come back and find life good, safe and secure.

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"'So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.

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"Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, "Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.

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"So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel, says the LORD. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return and will have peace and quiet in their own land, and no one will make them afraid.

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I'll be with you. I'll save you. I'll finish off all the godless nations Among which I've scattered you, but I won't finish you off. I'll punish you, but fairly. I won't send you off with just a slap on the wrist.'

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I am with you and will save you,' declares the LORD. 'Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.'

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For I am with you,' says the LORD, "to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, And will not let you go altogether unpunished.'

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For I am with you and will save you, says the LORD. I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not destroy you. But I must discipline you; I cannot let you go unpunished.

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"This is GOD's Message: You're a burned-out case, as good as dead.

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"This is what the LORD says: "'Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond healing.

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"For thus says the LORD: "Your affliction is incurable, Your wound is severe.

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"This is what the LORD says: Yours is an incurable bruise, a terrible wound.

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Everyone has given up on you. You're hopeless.

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There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for you.

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There is no one to plead your cause, That you may be bound up; You have no healing medicines.

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There is no one to help you or bind up your injury. You are beyond the help of any medicine.

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All your fair-weather friends have skipped town without giving you a second thought. But I delivered the knockout blow, a punishment you will never forget, Because of the enormity of your guilt, the endless list of your sins.

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All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many.

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All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased.

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All your allies have left you and do not care about you anymore. I have wounded you cruelly, as though I were your enemy. For your sins are many, and your guilt is great.

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So why all this self-pity, licking your wounds? You deserve all this, and more. Because of the enormity of your guilt, the endless list of your sins, I've done all this to you.

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Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.

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Why do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you.

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Why do you protest your punishment--this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you because your sins are many and your guilt is great.

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Everyone who hurt you will be hurt; your enemies will end up as slaves. Your plunderers will be plundered; your looters will become loot.

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"'But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will despoil.

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"Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will make a prey.

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"But in that coming day, all who destroy you will be destroyed, and all your enemies will be sent into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and those who attack you will be attacked.

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As for you, I'll come with healing, curing the incurable, Because they all gave up on you and dismissed you as hopeless--that good-for-nothing Zion.'

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But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.'

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For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,' says the LORD, "Because they called you an outcast saying: "This is Zion; No one seeks her."'

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I will give you back your health and heal your wounds, says the LORD. "Now you are called an outcast--`Jerusalem for whom nobody cares.'

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"Again, GOD's Message: I'll turn things around for Jacob. I'll compassionately come in and rebuild homes. The town will be rebuilt on its old foundations; the mansions will be splendid again.

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"This is what the LORD says: "'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.

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"Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city shall be built upon its own mound, And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

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But the LORD says this: When I bring you home again from your captivity and restore your fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on her ruins. The palace will be reconstructed as it was before.

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Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows; laughter will spill through the doors. Things will get better and better. Depression days are over. They'll thrive, they'll flourish. The days of contempt will be over.

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From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.

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Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

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There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people and make of them a great and honored nation.

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They'll look forward to having children again, to being a community in which I take pride. I'll punish anyone who hurts them,

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Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them.

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Their children also shall be as before, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all who oppress them.

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Their children will prosper as they did long ago. I will establish them as a nation before me, and I will punish anyone who hurts them.

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and their prince will come from their own ranks. One of their own people shall be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own ranks. I'll grant him free and easy access to me. Would anyone dare to do that on his own, to enter my presence uninvited?' GOD's Decree.

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Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?' declares the LORD.

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Their nobles shall be from among them, And their governor shall come from their midst; Then I will cause him to draw near, And he shall approach Me; For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?' says the LORD.

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They will have their own ruler again, and he will not be a foreigner. I will invite him to approach me, says the LORD, for who would dare to come unless invited?

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And that's it: You'll be my very own people, I'll be your very own God.'"

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"'So you will be my people, and I will be your God.'"

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"You shall be My people, And I will be your God."'

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You will be my people, and I will be your God."

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Look out! GOD's hurricane is let loose, his hurricane blast, Spinning the heads of the wicked like dust devils!

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See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.

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Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD Goes forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind; It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

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Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm, a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

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God's raging anger won't let up Until he's made a clean sweep completing the job he began. When the job's done you'll see it's been well done. [JC]

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The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.

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The fierce anger of the LORD will not return until He has done it, And until He has performed the intents of His heart. In the latter days you will consider it.

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The fierce anger of the LORD will not diminish until it has finished all his plans. In the days to come, you will understand all this.

Jer.31.1

"And when that happens"--GOD's Decree--"it will be plain as the sun at high noon: I'll be the God of every man, woman, and child in Israel and they shall be my very own people." [JC]

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"At that time," declares the LORD, "I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be my people."

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"At the same time," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people."

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"In that day," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

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This is the way GOD put it: "They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest,

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This is what the LORD says: "The people who survive the sword will find favor in the desert; I will come to give rest to Israel."

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Thus says the LORD: "The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness-- Israel, when I went to give him rest."

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I will care for the survivors as they travel through the wilderness. I will again come to give rest to the people of Israel."

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met God out looking for them!" GOD told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!

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The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.

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The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

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Long ago the LORD said to Israel: "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

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And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again, dear virgin Israel. You'll resume your singing, grabbing tambourines and joining the dance.

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I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful.

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Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with tambourines.

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You'll go back to your old work of planting vineyards on the Samaritan hillsides, And sit back and enjoy the fruit--oh, how you'll enjoy those harvests!

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Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit.

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You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria; The planters shall plant and eat them as ordinary food.

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Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria and eat from your own gardens there.

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The time's coming when watchmen will call out from the hilltops of Ephraim: "On your feet! Let's go to Zion, go to meet our GOD!'" [JC]

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There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Come, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.'"

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For there shall be a day When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, "Arise, and let us go up to Zion, To the LORD our God."'

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The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, `Come, let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD our God.'"

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Oh yes, GOD says so: "Shout for joy at the top of your lungs for Jacob! Announce the good news to the number-one nation! Raise cheers! Sing praises. Say, "GOD has saved his people, saved the core of Israel.'

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This is what the LORD says: "Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, 'O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.'

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For thus says the LORD: "Sing with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, "O LORD, save Your people, The remnant of Israel!'

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Now this is what the LORD says: "Sing with joy for Israel! Shout for the greatest of nations! Shout out with praise and joy: `Save your people, O LORD, the remnant of Israel!'

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"Watch what comes next: "I'll bring my people back from the north country And gather them up from the ends of the earth, gather those who've gone blind And those who are lame and limping, gather pregnant women, Even the mothers whose birth pangs have started, bring them all back, a huge crowd!

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See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return.

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Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child And the one who labors with child, together; A great throng shall return there.

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For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women about to give birth. A great company will return!

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"Watch them come! They'll come weeping for joy as I take their hands and lead them, Lead them to fresh flowing brooks, lead them along smooth, uncluttered paths. Yes, it's because I'm Israel's Father and Ephraim's my firstborn son!

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They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

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They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.

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Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and not stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.

Jer.31.10

"Hear this, nations! GOD's Message! Broadcast this all over the world! Tell them, "The One who scattered Israel will gather them together again. From now on he'll keep a careful eye on them, like a shepherd with his flock.'

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"Hear the word of the LORD, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.'

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"Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, "He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.'

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"Listen to this message from the LORD, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The LORD, who scattered his people, will gather them together and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock.

Jer.31.11

I, GOD, will pay a stiff ransom price for Jacob; I'll free him from the grip of the Babylonian bully.

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For the LORD will ransom Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they.

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For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

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For the LORD has redeemed Israel from those too strong for them.

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The people will climb up Zion's slopes shouting with joy, their faces beaming because of GOD's bounty--Grain and wine and oil, flocks of sheep, herds of cattle. Their lives will be like a well-watered garden, never again left to dry up.

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They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORD - the grain, the new wine and the oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more.

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Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the LORD-- For wheat and new wine and oil, For the young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, And they shall sorrow no more at all.

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They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the many gifts the LORD has given them--the good crops of wheat, wine, and oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.

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Young women will dance and be happy, young men and old men will join in. I'll convert their weeping into laughter, lavishing comfort, invading their grief with joy.

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Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

Jer.31.13

"Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.

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The young women will dance for joy, and the men--old and young--will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.

Jer.31.14

I'll make sure that their priests get three square meals a day and that my people have more than enough.'" GOD's Decree. [JC]

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I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty," declares the LORD.

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I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD."

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I will supply the priests with an abundance of offerings. I will satisfy my people with my bounty. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

2Thess.2.1

Now, friends, read these next words carefully. Slow down and don't go jumping to conclusions regarding the day when our Master, Jesus Christ, will come back and we assemble to welcome him.

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Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,

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Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

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And now, brothers and sisters, let us tell you about the coming again of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered together to meet him.

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Don't let anyone shake you up or get you excited over some breathless report or rumored letter from me that the day of the Master's arrival has come and gone.

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not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.

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not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.

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Please don't be so easily shaken and troubled by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Even if they claim to have had a vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us, don't believe them.

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Don't fall for any line like that. Before that day comes, a couple of things have to happen. First, the Apostasy. Second, the debut of the Anarchist, a real dog of Satan.

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Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

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Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,

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Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed--the one who brings destruction.

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He'll defy and then take over every so-called god or altar. Having cleared away the opposition, he'll then set himself up in God's Temple as "God Almighty."

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He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

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who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

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He will exalt himself and defy every god there is and tear down every object of adoration and worship. He will position himself in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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Don't you remember me going over all this in detail when I was with you? Are your memories that short?

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Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?

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Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

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Don't you remember that I told you this when I was with you?

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You'll also remember that I told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time.

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And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

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And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.

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And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.

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That doesn't mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is, secretly and underground.

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For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

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For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

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For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

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But the time will come when the Anarchist will no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don't worry. The Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. The Master appears and--puff!-the Anarchist is out of there.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

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Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

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The Anarchist's coming is all Satan's work. All his power and signs and miracles are fake,

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,

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The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

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This evil man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.

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evil sleight of hand that plays to the gallery of those who hate the truth that could save them.

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and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

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and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them.

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And since they're so obsessed with evil, God rubs their noses in it--gives them what they want.

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For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie

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And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

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So God will send great deception upon them, and they will believe all these lies.

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Since they refuse to trust truth, they're banished to their chosen world of lies and illusions.

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and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

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that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Then they will be condemned for not believing the truth and for enjoying the evil they do.

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Meanwhile, we've got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends--so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God's original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth.

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But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

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But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

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As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.

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This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.

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He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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So, friends, take a firm stand, feet on the ground and head high. Keep a tight grip on what you were taught, whether in personal conversation or by our letter.

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So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

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Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.

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With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on everything we taught you both in person and by letter.

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May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence,

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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,

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May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,

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put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech.

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encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

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comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

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comfort your hearts and give you strength in every good thing you do and say.

Ps.119.33

GOD, teach me lessons for living so I can stay the course.

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Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end.

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Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.

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Teach me, O LORD, to follow every one of your principles.

Ps.119.34

Give me insight so I can do what you tell me--my whole life one long, obedient response.

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Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.

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Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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Give me understanding and I will obey your law; I will put it into practice with all my heart.

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Guide me down the road of your commandments; I love traveling this freeway!

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Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.

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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

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Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.

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Give me a bent for your words of wisdom, and not for piling up loot.

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Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.

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Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.

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Give me an eagerness for your decrees; do not inflict me with love for money!

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Divert my eyes from toys and trinkets, invigorate me on the pilgrim way.

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Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.

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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.

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Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.

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Affirm your promises to me--promises made to all who fear you.

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Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.

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Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.

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Reassure me of your promise, which is for those who honor you.

Ps.119.39

Deflect the harsh words of my critics--but what you say is always so good.

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Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.

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Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good.

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Help me abandon my shameful ways; your laws are all I want in life.

Ps.119.40

See how hungry I am for your counsel; preserve my life through your righteous ways! [JC]

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How I long for your precepts! Preserve my life in your righteousness.

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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.

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I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.