“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I [a]acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and (A)I will bring them back to this land; (B)I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. Then I will give them (C)a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be (D)My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me (E)with their whole heart.

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  1. Jeremiah 24:5 regard

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent(A) away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.[a] My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back(B) to this land. I will build(C) them up and not tear them down; I will plant(D) them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know(E) me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people,(F) and I will be their God, for they will return(G) to me with all their heart.(H)

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  1. Jeremiah 24:5 Or Chaldeans