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‘Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity.
And they who plunder you will become plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.
17 
‘For I will restore health to you
And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.”’

Restoration of Jacob

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“Thus says the Lord,
‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.

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16 “‘But all who devour(A) you will be devoured;
    all your enemies will go into exile.(B)
Those who plunder(C) you will be plundered;
    all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
17 But I will restore you to health
    and heal(D) your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,(E)
    Zion for whom no one cares.’(F)

18 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes(G) of Jacob’s tents(H)
    and have compassion(I) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(J) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.

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