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10 The Lord says,

‘Do not be afraid, descendants of Jacob, my servants.
    People of Israel, do not be upset.
I will rescue you and your descendants from your enemies.
    I will bring you back from the land far away,
    where you are prisoners.
Jacob's descendants will return to their own land.
    They will live there safely in peace.
There will be no enemies to make them afraid.’

11 The Lord says,

    ‘I am with you and I will save you.
I have sent you away to live in foreign lands.
    That was the punishment that you deserved.
I will completely destroy the nations where I sent you to live.
    But I will not completely destroy you.
I will certainly punish you,
    but only as much as you deserve.’

12 The Lord says this to Zion's people:

‘You have received very bad wounds.
    Nobody can make you well again.

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10 “‘So do not be afraid,(A) Jacob my servant;(B)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save(C) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,(D)
    and no one will make him afraid.(E)
11 I am with you(F) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy(G) you.
I will discipline(H) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’(I)

12 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘Your wound(J) is incurable,
    your injury beyond healing.(K)

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