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Encouragement When All Seemed Lost

“Concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts; and by the sword ... . Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against Me; and I will pardon all their iniquities ... .” SS 245.4

“Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ... the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for His mercy endureth forever ... . For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.” Jeremiah 33:4, 6-8, 10, 11. SS 246.1