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^(aw)Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, For the Lord has done ^(ax)great things.

Do not fear, beasts of the field, For the ^(ay)pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has borne its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded ^[k]in full.

So rejoice, O ^(az)sons of Zion, And ^(ba)be glad in the Lord your God; For He has ^(bb)given you ^[l]the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The ^[m]early and ^[n](bc)latter rain ^[o]as before.

The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will ^(bd)overflow with the new wine and oil.

"Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming ^(be)locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.

"You will have plenty to ^(bf)eat and be satisfied And ^(bg)praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has ^(bh)dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will ^(bi)never be put to shame.

"Thus you will ^(bj)know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am the Lord your God, And there is ^(bk)no other; And My people will never be ^(bl)put to shame.