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16 Therefore all consuming thee are consumed, And all thine adversaries -- all of them -- Into captivity do go, And thy spoilers have been for a spoil, And all thy plunderers I give up to plunder.

17 For I increase health to thee, And from thy strokes I do heal thee, An affirmation of Jehovah, For `Outcast' they have called to thee, `Zion it [is], there is none seeking for her.'

18 Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I turn back [to] the captivity of the tents of Jacob, And his dwelling places I pity, And the city hath been built on its heap, And the palace according to its ordinance remaineth.

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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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