14 So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.(A) They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(B) Darius, and King Artaxerxes(C) of Persia.

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14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(A) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(B) Darius(C) and Artaxerxes,(D) kings of Persia.

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So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.(A)

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So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

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This is what the Lord says:

I will answer you in a time of favor,
and I will help you in the day of salvation.(A)
I will keep you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people,(B)
to restore the land,
to make them possess the desolate inheritances,

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Restoration of Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“In the time of my favor(A) I will answer you,
    and in the day of salvation I will help you;(B)
I will keep(C) you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people,(D)
to restore the land(E)
    and to reassign its desolate inheritances,(F)

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They will rebuild the ancient ruins;(A)
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.

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They will rebuild the ancient ruins(A)
    and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for generations.

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10 I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety.(A) The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

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10 and I will cause many people to live on you—yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins(A) rebuilt.(B)

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