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"I will pour water for thirsty people, and streams will flow through the desert. I will pour my Spirit on your children, and I will bless your family.

A father gives life to his children, and they cannot ask, ‘Why are you giving me life?' They cannot question their mother and ask, ‘Why are you giving birth to me?'"

The Lord God is the Holy One of Israel. He created Israel, and he says, "My children, you asked me to show you a sign. You told me to show you what I have done.

So now listen, you who love only pleasure! Feeling so safe, you tell yourself, ‘I alone am important, and no one else matters. I will never be a widow or lose my children.'

These two things will happen to you: First, you will lose your children and then your husband. And none of your magic spells will help you.

If you had obeyed me, you would have had as many children as there are grains of sand. And they would always have been mine and would never have been destroyed."

But the Lord says, "Can a woman forget her baby? Can she forget the child who came from her body? Even if she can forget her children, I cannot forget you.

Your children will come back to you, and those who destroyed you will leave.

Look up! Look all around you! All of your children are gathering together and coming to you." The Lord says, "On my life, I promise you this: Your children will be like jewels that you tie around your neck. Your children will be like the necklace that a bride wears.

You were sad for the children you lost, but they will tell you, ‘This place is too small! Give us a bigger place to live!'

Then you will say to yourself, ‘Who gave me all these children? I was sad and lonely. My children were taken away. They were gone. So who gave me these children? Look, I was the only one left. Where did all these children come from?'"

This is what the Lord God says: "Look, I will wave my hand to the nations. I will raise my flag for everyone to see. Then they will bring your children to you. They will carry your children on their shoulders, and they will hold them in their arms.

Here is the Lord 's answer: "The prisoners will escape. Those captured by the strong soldier will be set free. That's because I will fight your battles, and I will save your children.

This is what the Lord says: "People of Israel, you say that I divorced your mother, Jerusalem. But where is the legal paper that proves I divorced her? My children, did I owe money to someone? Did I sell you to pay a debt? No, you were sold because of the bad things you did. Your mother was sent away because of the bad things you did.

Jerusalem had many people, but none of them became leaders for her. None of the children she raised became guides to lead her.

"Woman, be happy! You have not had any children, but you should be very happy. "Yes, the woman who is alone will have more children than the woman with a husband." This is what the Lord says.

because you will grow in all directions. Your children will take over many nations and live in the cities that were destroyed.

I, the Lord , will teach your children, and they will have real peace.

Some foreigners will choose to follow the Lord . They should not say, "The Lord will not really accept me like the rest of his people." A eunuch should not say, "I am only a dry piece of wood. I cannot have any children. "

"Come here, you children of witches. Your father committed adultery, and your mother was unfaithful.