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Comfort for God’s PeopleIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind II
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And I shall put my words in your mouth, and with the shadow of my hand I shall certainly cover you, in order to plant the heavens and lay the foundation of the earth and say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’” (Isaiah 51:15, 16)
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Comfort for God’s PeopleIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind II
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20. What “heavens” and “earth” will come into existence when Jehovah restores Zion, and what comforting words will he utter?
20 The Jews remain God’s covenant people, and Jehovah assures them that they will return to their homeland, to live once more under his Law. There they will rebuild Jerusalem and the temple and resume their responsibilities under the covenant that he made with them through Moses. When the land begins to be repopulated with the repatriated Israelites and their domestic animals, “a new earth” will come into existence. Over it will be placed “new heavens,” a new governmental system. (Isaiah 65:17-19; Haggai 1:1, 14) Jehovah will again say to Zion: “You are my people.”
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