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The Good Branch Will Come

“The days are coming,” says the Lord,
    “when I will raise up a ·good [righteous] branch ·in David’s family [L for David; Is. 4:2; Zech. 3:8; 6:12].
He will be a king who will rule in a wise way;
    he will do ·what is fair and right [justice and righteousness] in the land.
In his time Judah will be ·saved [rescued],
    and Israel will live ·in safety [with confidence].
This will be his name:
    The Lord ·Does What Is Right [L Our Righteousness].

“So the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when people will not say again: ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought Israel out of Egypt….’

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

“So then, the days are coming,”(H) declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(I)

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Footnotes

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