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10 »Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob,« proclaims Jehovah. »Do not be terrified, Israel. I am going to rescue you from a faraway place. I am going to rescue your descendants from where they are captives. The descendants of Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will frighten them.«
11 »I am with you. I will rescue you,« declares Jehovah. »I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you with justice. I will not let you go entirely unpunished.«
12 This is what Jehovah says: »Your wound is incurable. Your injury is beyond healing.
13 »No one argues that you should be healed. But no medicine will heal you.
14 »All your lovers have forgotten you, and they do not want you anymore. I have punished you as an enemy would. I have corrected you as a cruel person would. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.
15 »Why do you cry about your wound, your injury that cannot be cured? I have done this to you. You are very wicked, and you have many sins.
16 »That is why everyone who devours you will be devoured, and all your enemies will be taken away as captives. Those who looted you will be looted. Those who stole from you in war will have things stolen from them.«
17 »I will restore your health and heal your wounds,« proclaims Jehovah. »People call you an outcast: ‘Zion, no one cares for you.’«
18 »This is what Jehovah says: »I am going to bring the captives back to Jacob's tents and show compassion on their homes. Cities will be built on the ruins, and fortified palaces will be built in their rightful place.
19 »The people who live there will sing songs of praise. The sound of laughter will be heard from there. I will make them numerous, and their number will not decrease. I will bring them honor, and they will not be considered unimportant.
20 »Their children will be like they were long ago. Their community will be established in my presence, and I will punish everyone who oppresses them.
21 »Their leader will be someone from their own people. Their ruler will come from among them. I will bring him near, and he will come close to me. Who would dare to come near me?« Declares Jehovah.
22 »You will be my people, and I will be your God.«