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Yet if the vineyard depends
    on me for protection,
it will become my friend
    and be at peace with me.

Someday Israel will take root
    like a vine.
It will blossom and bear fruit
    that covers the earth.

I, the Lord, didn't punish and kill
    the people of Israel
as fiercely as I punished
    and killed their enemies.

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Or else let them come to me for refuge;(A)
    let them make peace(B) with me,
    yes, let them make peace with me.”

In days to come Jacob will take root,(C)
    Israel will bud and blossom(D)
    and fill all the world with fruit.(E)

Has the Lord struck her
    as he struck(F) down those who struck her?
Has she been killed
    as those were killed who killed her?

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