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"This is a very important time for Jacob. This is a time of great trouble. There will never be another time like this, but Jacob will be saved.

People of Israel and Judah, I am with you." This message is from the Lord . "I will save you. I sent you to those nations, but I will completely destroy all of them. It is true; I will destroy those nations, but I will not destroy you. You must be punished for the bad things you did, but I will discipline you fairly."

There is no one to care for your sores, so you will not be healed.

Israel and Judah, why are you still crying about your wound? There is no cure for it. I did this to you because of your great guilt. I did this because of your many sins.

This is what the Lord says: "The people who escaped the enemy's sword will find comfort in the desert. Israel will go there looking for rest."

This is what the Lord says: "Be happy and sing for Jacob! Shout for Israel, the greatest of the nations! Sing your praises and shout: ‘ Lord , save your people! Save those who are left alive from the nation of Israel.'

This is what the Lord says: "A sound is heard in Ramah— bitter crying and great sadness. Rachel cries for her children, and she refuses to be comforted, because her children are gone."

But the Lord says, "Stop crying. Don't fill your eyes with tears. You will be rewarded for your work." This message is from the Lord . "The people of Israel will come back from their enemy's land.

Israel, there is hope for you." This message is from the Lord . "Your children will come back to their own land.

This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: "I will again do good things for the people of Judah. I will bring back those who were taken away as prisoners. At that time the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘May the Lord bless you, good home and holy mountain!'

"The days are coming," says the Lord , "when I will help the family of Israel and Judah to grow. I will help their children and animals to grow too. It will be like planting and caring for a plant.

In the past I watched over Israel and Judah, but I watched for the time to pull them up. I tore them down. I destroyed them. I gave many troubles to them. But now I will watch over them to build them up and make them strong." This message is from the Lord .

No, people will die for their own sins. Those who eat sour grapes will get the sour taste."

People will not have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord , because all people, from the least important to the most important, will know me." This message is from the Lord . "I will forgive them for the evil things they did. I will not remember their sins."

The Lord says, "I will never reject the descendants of Israel. That would happen only if people could measure the sky above, and learn all the secrets of the earth below. Only then would I reject them for the bad things they have done." This message is from the Lord .

This message is from the Lord , "The days are coming when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt for the Lord . The whole city will be rebuilt—from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

"Then it happened just as the Lord said. My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard. Hanamel said to me, ‘Jeremiah, buy my field near the town of Anathoth, in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy that land for yourself because it is your right to buy it and own it.'" So I knew that this was a message from the Lord .

I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out 17 shekels of silver for him.

"Lord God , with your great power you made the earth and the sky. There is nothing too hard for you to do.

You are loyal and kind to thousands of people, but you also bring punishment to children for their fathers' sins. Great and powerful God, your name is the Lord All-Powerful.