- Thus saith:
- "And yetª for all that,ª¹ when they be²¹ in the landª of their enemies,ª° I will not¹ cast them away,ª° neither¹ will I abhorª° them, to destroy them utterly,ª° and to breakª° my covenantª with¹ them: for¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª their God.ª" {Lev 26:44} + "That then the LORDª thy Godª will turnª°¹ thy captivity,ª and have compassionª° upon thee, and will returnª° and gatherª° thee from all¹¹ the nations,ª whither¹¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath scatteredª° thee. ... If¹ [any] of thine be¹ driven outª° unto the outmostª [parts] of heaven,ª from thence¹¹ will the LORDª thy Godª gatherª° thee, and from thence¹¹ will he fetchª° thee:" {Deu 30:3-4} + "And Jehoiachinª the kingª of Judahª went outª° to¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª he,¹ and his mother,ª and his servants,ª and his princes,ª and his officers:ª and the kingª of Babylonª tookª° him in the eighthª yearª of his reign.ª° ... And all¹ the men²¹ of might,ª [even] sevenª thousand,ª and craftsmenª and smithsª a thousand,ª all¹ [that were] strongª [and] aptª° for war,ª even them the kingª of Babylonª broughtª° captiveª to Babylon.ª" {2Kg 24:12-16} + "Thou hast givenª° us like sheepª [appointed] for meat;ª and hast scatteredª° us among the heathen.ª" {Psa 44:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Like these¹ goodª figs,ª so¹ will I acknowledgeª°¹ them that are carried away captiveª of Judah,ª whom¹ I have sentª° out of¹ this¹ placeª into the landª of the Chaldeansª for [their] good.ª ... For I will setª° mine eyesª upon¹ them for good,ª and I will bring them againª° to¹ this¹ land:ª and I will buildª° them, and not¹ pull [them] down;ª° and I will plantª° them, and not¹ pluck [them] up.ª°" {Jer 24:5-6} + "For¹ I¹ [am] with¹ thee, saithª° the LORD,ª to saveª° thee: though¹ I makeª° a full endª of all¹ nationsª whither¹¹ I have scatteredª° thee, yet¹ will I not¹ makeª° a full endª of thee: but I will correctª° thee in measure,ª and will not¹ leave thee altogether²° unpunished.ª°" {Jer 30:11} + "Hearª° the wordª of the LORD,ª O ye nations,ª and declareª° [it] in the islesª afar off,ª¹ and say,ª° He that scatteredª° Israelª will gatherª° him, and keepª° him, as a shepherdª° [doth] his flock.ª" {Jer 31:10}
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