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This is what the Lord says:

“Some of the people were not killed by the enemy’s sword.
    Those people will find help in the desert.
    I have come to give rest to Israel.”

And from far away the Lord appeared to his people. He said,

“I love you people
    with a love that will last forever.
I became your friend
    because of my love and kindness.
People of Israel, I will build you up again,
    and you will be rebuilt.
You will pick up your tambourines again.
    You will dance with those who are joyful.

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This is what the Lord says:

“The people who survive the sword
    will find favor(A) in the wilderness;
    I will come to give rest(B) to Israel.”

The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(C) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(D) you with unfailing kindness.
I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(E) Israel, will be rebuilt.(F)
Again you will take up your timbrels(G)
    and go out to dance(H) with the joyful.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar