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over them one shepherd, my servant David. He
will feed them and be a shepherd to them. 24 And
I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant
David will be a prince among my people. I, the
Lord, have spoken!
— promises —
from God
“And I will give you
a new heart, and I will put
a new spirit in you.”
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The LORD’s Covenant of Peace
25 “I will make a covenant of peace with my
people and drive away the dangerous animals
from the land. Then they will be able to camp
safely in the wildest places and sleep in the
woods without fear. 26 I will bless my people
and their homes around my holy hill. And in
the proper season I will send the showers they
need. There will be showers of blessing. 27 The
orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When
I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then
they will know that I am the Lord. 28 They will
no longer be prey for other nations, and wild
animals will no longer devour them. They will
live in safety, and no one will frighten them.
29 “And I will make their land famous for its
crops, so my people will never again suffer
from famines or the insults of foreign nations.
30 In this way, they will know that I, the Lord
their God, am with them. And they will know
that they, the people of Israel, are my people,
says the Sovereign Lord. 31 You are my flock,
the sheep of my pasture. You are my people,
and I am your God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have
spoken!”
A Message for Edom
Again a message came to me from the
Lord: 2 “Son of man, turn and face
Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.
3 Give them this message from the Sovereign
Lord:
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“I am your enemy, O Mount Seir,
and I will raise my fist against you
to destroy you completely.
I will demolish your cities
and make you desolate.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
5 “Your eternal hatred for the people of Israel led you to butcher them when they were
helpless, when I had already punished them
for all their sins. 6 As surely as I live, says the
Sovereign Lord, since you show no distaste for
blood, I will give you a bloodbath of your own.
Your turn has come! 7 I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape
and any who return. 8 I will fill your mountains
with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your
ravines will be filled with people slaughtered
by the sword. 9 I will make you desolate forever.
Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will
know that I am the Lord.
10 “For you said, ‘The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of
them. What do we care that the Lord is there!’
11 Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will pay back your angry deeds
with my own. I will punish you for all your acts
of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel* by what I do to you. 12 Then
you will know that I, the Lord, have heard
every contemptuous word you spoke against
the mountains of Israel. For you said, ‘They are
desolate; they have been given to us as food
to eat!’ 13 In saying that, you boasted proudly
against me, and I have heard it all!
14 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The
whole world will rejoice when I make you desolate. 15 You rejoiced at the desolation of Israel’s
territory. Now I will rejoice at yours! You will
be wiped out, you people of Mount Seir and all
who live in Edom! Then you will know that I am
the Lord.
Restoration for Israel
“Son of man, prophesy to Israel’s mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord! 2 This
is what the Sovereign Lord says: Your enemies
have taunted you, saying, ‘Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!’ 3 Therefore, son of
man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Your enemies
have attacked you from all directions, making
you the property of many nations and the object of much mocking and slander. 4 Therefore,
O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the
Sovereign Lord. He speaks to the hills and
mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined
wastes and long-deserted cities that have been
destroyed and mocked by the surrounding nations. 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My
jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter
contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for
themselves as plunder.
6 “Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. This is
what the Sovereign Lord says: I am furious
that you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations. 7 Therefore, this is what the
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35:11 Hebrew to them; Greek version reads to you.