Jeremiah 33:7–11

⁷I will restore the fortunes of Judah and of Israel and will rebuild them as in former times.^{j 8}I will purify them from all the iniquity they have committed against me,^k and I will forgive all the iniquities they have committed against me, rebelling against me. ⁹This city will bear on my behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory^l before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the prosperity I will give them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace^m I will bring about for them.

¹⁰“This is what the Lord says: In this place, which you say is a ruin,ⁿ without people or animals—that is, in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets that are a desolation without people, without inhabitants, and without animals—there will be heard again ¹¹a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride,^o and the voice of those saying,

Give thanks to the Lord of Armies,

for the Lord is good;

his faithful love endures forever

as they bring thanksgiving sacrifices to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.