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Jeremiah 31:13
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
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Matthew 11:16-17
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellowsand say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
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Psalms 144:12-15
When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner- stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:Happy is the people that is in such a case; Yea, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.
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Jeremiah 31:27
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
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Jeremiah 30:19-20
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
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Zechariah 2:4
and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein.
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Jeremiah 33:11
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 say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.
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Lamentations 2:19
Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
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Psalms 128:3-4
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.