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17 People say that nobody takes care of you,
    people of Zion.
They say that I have chased you out of your land.
    But I will give you back your health.
    I will make your wounds better.’

That is what the Lord says.

18 The Lord says,

‘I will bring back Jacob's descendants to their own land.
Enemies have knocked down their houses,
    but I will repair the homes where they lived.
I will be kind to them,
    so that each family can live safely.
The city will stand again in its right place.
    The palace will also stand where it was before.
19 In those places you will hear happy songs,
    as people thank God.
    People will laugh aloud because they are so happy.
I will make them grow in number.
    Their descendants will be many.
I will cause other nations to give them honour.
    They will no longer insult my people.

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