11 aBut now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts.
12 ‘Fora the seed shall be prosperous,
The vine shall give its fruit,
bThe ground shall give her increase,
And cthe heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.
The vine shall give its fruit,
bThe ground shall give her increase,
And cthe heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.
13 And it shall come to pass
That just as you were aa curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and byou shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’
That just as you were aa curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and byou shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’
14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts:
a‘Just as I determined to1 punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
b‘And I would not relent,
a‘Just as I determined to1 punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
b‘And I would not relent,
15 So again in these days
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
16 These are the things you shall ado:
bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
17 aLet none of you think evil in1 your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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