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14 I will fill the priests with the richest food
    and satisfy all the needs of my people.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”

The Lord's Mercy on Israel

15 (A)The Lord says,

“A sound is heard in Ramah,
    the sound of bitter weeping.
Rachel is crying for her children;
    they are gone,
    and she refuses to be comforted.
16 Stop your crying
    and wipe away your tears.
All that you have done for your children
    will not go unrewarded;
    they will return from the enemy's land.

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14 I will satisfy(A) the priests(B) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(C)
declares the Lord.

15 This is what the Lord says:

“A voice is heard in Ramah,(D)
    mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,(E)
    because they are no more.”(F)

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Restrain your voice from weeping
    and your eyes from tears,(G)
for your work will be rewarded,(H)
declares the Lord.
    “They will return(I) from the land of the enemy.

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