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Think of your ancestor, Abraham,
    and of Sarah, from whom you are descended.
When I called Abraham, he was childless,
    but I blessed him and gave him children;
    I made his descendants numerous.

“I will show compassion to Jerusalem,
    to all who live in her ruins.
Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden,
    like the garden I planted in Eden.
Joy and gladness will be there,
    and songs of praise and thanks to me.

“Listen to me, my people,
    listen to what I say:
I give my teaching to the nations;
    my laws will bring them light.

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