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Rh :There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem,
 * And every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
 * And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls
 * Playing in the streets thereof.
 * Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
 * If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
 * Should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.
 * Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
 * Behold, I will save my people from the east country,
 * And from the west country;
 * And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:
 * And they shall be my people, and I will be their God,
 * In truth and in righteousness.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither