A Promise of Restoration

(Jeremiah 32:36–44)

Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice,“Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”

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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15 “Son of man, your brothers — your relatives, your fellow exiles and the whole house of Israel are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said,‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

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Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says:‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone

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Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says:‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’

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When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, 20 so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

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But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

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