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"In those days and at that time," declares the LORD, "the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah ^(C1)as well; they will go along ^(C2)weeping as they go, and it will be ^(C3)the LORD their God whom they will seek.

"They will ^(C1)ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces ^(F1)in its direction; ^(F2)they ^(F3)will come so that they may join themselves to the LORD in an ^(C2)everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.

"My people have become ^(C1)lost sheep; ^(C2)Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the ^(C3)mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill, They have forgotten their ^(C4)resting place.

-"All who found them have devoured them; And their adversaries have said, '^(C1)We are not guilty, Since they have sinned against the LORD who is the ^(C2)habitation of righteousness, The LORD, the ^(C3)hope of their fathers.'

"Wander away from the ^(C1)midst of Babylon And ^(F1)go out from the land of the Chaldeans; Be like male goats ^(F2)at the head of the flock.

-"For behold, I am going to ^(C1)rouse and bring up against Babylon A contingent of great nations from the land of the north, And they will draw up their battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be like ^(F1)an expert warrior Who does not return empty-handed.

-"^(F1)(C1)Chaldea will become plunder; All who plunder her will have enough," declares the LORD.