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    the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.
(A)I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore (B)I have continued (C)my faithfulness to you.
(D)Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
    O virgin Israel!
(E)Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
    and shall go forth in (F)the dance of the merrymakers.
(G)Again you shall plant vineyards
    on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant
    and shall enjoy the fruit.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me

The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(A) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(B) you with unfailing kindness.
I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(C) Israel, will be rebuilt.(D)
Again you will take up your timbrels(E)
    and go out to dance(F) with the joyful.(G)
Again you will plant(H) vineyards
    on the hills of Samaria;(I)
the farmers will plant them
    and enjoy their fruit.(J)

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar