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In that day ,
says the LORD ,
I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away ,
and those whom I have afflicted ;
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and the lame I will make the remnant ;
and those who were cast off ,
a strong nation ;
and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and for evermore .
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And you ,
O tower of the flock ,
hill of the daughter of Zion ,
to you shall it come ,
the former dominion shall come ,
the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem .
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Now why do you cry aloud ?
Is there no king in you ?
Has your counselor perished ,
that pangs have seized you like a woman in travail ?
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Writhe and groan ,
O daughter of Zion ,
like a woman in travail ;
for now you shall go forth from the city and dwell in the open country ;
you shall go to Babylon .
There you shall be rescued ,
there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies .
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Now many nations are assembled against you ,
saying , "
Let her be profaned ,
and let our eyes gaze upon Zion ."
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But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD ,
they do not understand his plan ,
that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor .
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Arise and thresh ,
O daughter of Zion ,
for I will make your horn iron and your hoofs bronze ;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples ,
and shall devote their gain to the LORD ,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth .