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19 From them will come forth songs of thanksgiving
    and the sounds of rejoicing.
I will increase their number;
    they will not diminish.
I will make them honored;
    no longer will they be disdained.
20 Their sons will be as they formerly were,
    and their community will be firmly established;
    any who try to oppress them, I will punish.
21 Their leader will be one of their own,
    and their ruler will emerge from their midst.
I myself will bring him near
    and allow him to approach me.
For who otherwise would dare to risk his life
    by approaching me? says the Lord.

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