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instead, they shall serve the Lord, their God, and David, their king,[a] whom I will raise up for them.(A)

10 But you, my servant Jacob, do not fear!—oracle of the Lord
    do not be dismayed, Israel!
For I will soon deliver you from places far away,
    your offspring from the land of their exile;
Jacob shall again find rest,
    secure, with none to frighten him,(B)
11     for I am with you—oracle of the Lord—to save you.
I will bring to an end all the nations
    among whom I have scattered you;
    but you I will not bring to an end.
I will chastise you as you deserve,
    I will not let you go unpunished.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 30:9 David, their king: a descendant of David (“his leader” in v. 21) who, like his ancestor, would rule a unified kingdom and “walk in the ways of the Lord,” as the Deuteronomistic historians claimed David did. Other prophets also refer to this idealized ruler as “David”; cf. Ez 34:23–24; 37:24–25; Hos 3:5.