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16 People in the land who ask for blessings
    will ask for them from the faithful God.
And people in the land who make a promise
    will promise in the name of the faithful God,
because the troubles of the past will be forgotten.
    I will make those troubles go away.

A New Time Is Coming

17 “Look, I will make new heavens and a new earth,
    and people will not remember the past
    or think about those things.
18 My people will be happy forever
    because of the things I will make.
I will make a Jerusalem that is full of joy,
    and I will make her people a delight.

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16 Whoever invokes a blessing(A) in the land
    will do so by the one true God;(B)
whoever takes an oath in the land
    will swear(C) by the one true God.
For the past troubles(D) will be forgotten
    and hidden from my eyes.

New Heavens and a New Earth

17 “See, I will create
    new heavens and a new earth.(E)
The former things will not be remembered,(F)
    nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice(G) forever
    in what I will create,
for I will create Jerusalem(H) to be a delight
    and its people a joy.

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