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 # General Information
 
-The punishment that is prophesied in this chapter will happen quickly. The author gives many illustrations which describe how quickly it will come. Even though the punishment of Judah will be great, Yahweh promised a future restoration. God will bring his people back from captivity.
+The punishment that is prophesied in this chapter will happen quickly. The author gives many illustrations which describe how quickly it will come. The punishment of Judah will be great but Yahweh promises a future restoration. God will bring his people back from captivity.
 
 # the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,