13 It will come about that just as you were a (A)curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you that you may become a (B)blessing. Do not fear; let your (C)hands be strong.’

14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Just as I (D)purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I have not (E)relented, 15 so I have again purposed in these days to (F)do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. (G)Do not fear!

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