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How long will you turn here and there, faithless daughter? For the Lord creates something new in the land— a female will shelter a man.

for I satisfy the thirsty person and feed all those who are weak."

Rather, each will die for his own wrongdoing. Anyone who eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord ,' for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them"—this is the Lord 's declaration. "For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin."

This is what the Lord says: The One who gives the sun for light by day, the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar— Yahweh of Hosts is His name:

"Look, the days are coming"—the Lord 's declaration—"when the city from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate will be rebuilt for the Lord .

Watch! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy my field in Anathoth for yourself, for you own the right of redemption to buy it.'

"Then my cousin Hanamel came to the guard's courtyard as the Lord had said and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord .

For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.'

Oh, Lord God ! You Yourself made the heavens and earth by Your great power and with Your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!

You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and do so to this very day both in Israel and among mankind. You made a name for Yourself, as is the case today.

"Look, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?

"for this city has caused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. I will therefore remove it from My presence,

I will give them one heart and one way so that for their good and for the good of their descendants after them, they will fear Me always.

I will take delight in them to do what is good for them, and with all My heart and mind I will faithfully plant them in this land.

"For this is what the Lord says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on these people, so am I about to bring on them all the good I am promising them.

For this is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and the palaces of Judah's kings, the ones torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:

This city will bear on My behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I will do for them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace I will bring about for them.

a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying, Praise the Lord of Hosts, for the Lord is good; His faithful love endures forever as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord . For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord .

In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.