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"At that time," declares the LORD, "I will be the ^(C1)God of all the ^(C2)families of Israel, and they shall be My people."

This is what the LORD says: "The people who survived the sword ^(C1)Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when it went to ^(C2)find its rest."

The LORD appeared to ^(F1)him ^(F2)long ago, saying, "I have ^(C1)loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with ^(C2)kindness.

-"^(C1)I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will ^(F1)take up your ^(C2)tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the ^(C3)revelers.

-"Again you will ^(C1)plant vineyards On the ^(F1)hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will ^(F2)enjoy the fruit.

-"For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, 'Arise, and ^(C1)let's go up to Zion, To the LORD our God.'"

For this is what the LORD says: "^(C1)Sing aloud with joy for Jacob, And be joyful with the ^(F1)(C2)chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, 'LORD, ^(C3)save Your people, The ^(C4)remnant of Israel!'

-"Behold, I am ^(C1)bringing them from the north country, And I will ^(C2)gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are ^(C3)blind and those who ^(C4)limp, The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly.

-"^(C1)They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by ^(C2)streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will ^(C3)not stumble; For I am a ^(C4)father to Israel, And Ephraim is ^(C5)My firstborn."