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I will appoint rulers to take care of them. My people will no longer be afraid or terrified, and I will not punish them again.[a] I, the Lord, have spoken.”

(A)The Lord says, “The time is coming when I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will rule wisely and do what is right and just throughout the land. When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called ‘The Lord Our Salvation.’

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  1. Jeremiah 23:4 I will not punish them again; or not one of them will be missing.

I will place shepherds(A) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(B) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(C)” declares the Lord.

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(D)
a King(E) who will reign(F) wisely
    and do what is just and right(G) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(H)
This is the name(I) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(J)

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line