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And I will appoint responsible shepherds to care for them, and they shall not need to be afraid again; all of them shall be accounted for continually.

5-6 For the time is coming, says the Lord, when I will place a righteous Branch upon King David’s throne. He shall be a King who shall rule with wisdom and justice and cause righteousness to prevail everywhere throughout the earth.[a] And this is his name: The Lord Our Righteousness. At that time Judah will be saved and Israel will live in peace.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 throughout the earth, or “throughout the land.”

I will place shepherds(A) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(B) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(C)” declares the Lord.

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(D)
a King(E) who will reign(F) wisely
    and do what is just and right(G) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(H)
This is the name(I) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(J)

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line