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Royalty and Ruin
was imminent and the inhabitants were to be carried away captive;
nevertheless the eternal purpose of the Lord would still be fulfilled.
The Lord declared concerning those on whom His judgments were
falling:
“I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to
dwell safely. They shall be My people, and I will be their God; then I
will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever,
for the good of them and their children after them.”
“Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I
will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. And fields
will be bought in this land of which you say, ‘It is desolate, without
man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ Men
will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them.”
Verses 37-39,
[168]
42-44
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Encouragement When All Seemed Lost
“Concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings
of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against the siege
mounds and the sword: ... ‘Behold, I will bring it health and healing;
I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to
return, and will rebuild those places as at the first. I will cleanse
them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me,
and I will pardon all their iniquities. ...
“‘Again there shall be heard in this place—of which you say,
“It is desolate, without man and without beast”—in the cities of
Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem ..., the voice of joy and the voice
of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride,
the voice of those who will say, “Praise the Lord of hosts, for the
Lord is good, for His mercy endures forever.” ... For I will cause the
captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.”
Jeremiah
33:4, 6-8, 10, 11
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The Church of God Comforted
In this way the church of God was comforted in one of the
darkest hours of her long conflict with the forces of evil. Satan