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flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.'' And in J er. 31 :27 we read, ''Be hold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Judah with the seed of men, and with the seed of beast." Turn again to Ezek. and we read in the 36th chap ter and the 33rd to 36th verses, "Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; in the day that I will cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. And they shall say, this land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, Jehovah, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate. I Jehovah have spoken it, and I will do it." Zechariah also has his picture of the glad coming days when judgment shall be followed by blessing. In the 8th chapter, 3rd to 5th verses we read, "Thus saith Jehovah: I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the . ' rmdst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth• and the mountain of '
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