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"This is what the LORD says: 'Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, "It is a ^(C1)waste, without man and without animal," that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ^(C2)deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,

the voice of ^(C1)joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, "^(C2)Give thanks to the LORD of armies, For the LORD is good, For His mercy is everlasting," as they bring a ^(C3)thanksgiving offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,' says the LORD.

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"This is what the LORD of armies says: 'There will again be in this place which is waste, ^(C1)without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their ^(C2)flocks.

'In the ^(C1)cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again ^(C2)pass under the hands of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.