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‘Thus says the Lord God , "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the ^(au)cities to be inhabited, and the ^(av)waste places will be rebuilt.

The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.

They will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the ^(aw)garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.'

Then the nations that are left round about you will know that I, the Lord , have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate; I, the Lord , have spoken and ^(ax)will do it."