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The Lord of All says, ‘Old men and old women will sit in the streets of Jerusalem again. Each man will have a walking stick in his hand because he will be old.

Before that time there was no pay for man or animal. No one could come in or go out in peace because of those who hated him. I turned people against one another.

"The Lord of All says, ‘I wanted to hurt you because your fathers made Me angry.

As for you, because of the blood of My agreement with you, I have set your people free from the deep hole that has no water.

The false gods say what is not true. Those who use their secret ways tell lies about the false dreams they have seen. Their comfort means nothing. So the people go from place to place like sheep and are troubled because they have no shepherd.

Together they will be like powerful men, crushing under foot those who hate them into the mud of the streets. They will fight and win the battle against the horsemen because the Lord is with them.

I will give strength to the family of Judah. I will save the family of Joseph, and I will bring them back, because I have loving-pity on them. They will be as if I had not turned away from them. For I am the Lord their God, and I will answer them.

Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong because of the Lord of All, their God.'

If anyone still tells what will happen in the future, his father and mother who gave birth to him will tell him, ‘You must not live, because you have lied in the name of the Lord.' And his father and mother who gave birth to him will kill him when he speaks false words.

You are bringing unclean food to My altar. But you say, ‘How have we made Your altar unclean?' "Because you say the Lord's table is to be hated.

If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor My name," says the Lord of All, "then I will send the curse on you. I will destroy the good things you have been given. Yes, I have cursed them already, because you have not set your heart to honor Me.

This is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears from much crying, because He no longer cares about the gift or receives it with favor from your hands.

You ask, "Why?" It is because the Lord has seen how you have not been faithful to the wife you married when you were young, even when she stays with you and is your wife by agreement.

A Son will be born to her. You will give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from the punishment of their sins."

He said, "The sound of crying and much sorrow was heard in Ramah. Rachel was crying for her children. She would not be comforted because they were dead."

"Those who know there is nothing good in themselves are happy, because the holy nation of heaven is theirs.

Those who have sorrow are happy, because they will be comforted.

Those who have no pride in their hearts are happy, because the earth will be given to them.

Those who are hungry and thirsty to be right with God are happy, because they will be filled.

Those who show loving-kindness are happy, because they will have loving-kindness shown to them.