⁷^xI will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, ^yand rebuild them as they were ^zat first. ⁸^aI will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, ^band I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. ⁹^cAnd this city³ shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall ^dfear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it.

¹⁰“Thus says the Lord: In this place ^eof which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again ¹¹^fthe voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring ^gthank offerings to the house of the Lord:

^h“ ‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,

for the Lord is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!’

^xFor I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

3Hebrew And it

Cross references

xSee ch. 30:3
ySee ch. 24:6
z Isa. 1:26
a Ezek. 36:25; [Ps. 51:2, 7; Heb. 9:13, 14]
bSee ch. 31:34
cSee ch. 13:11
d[Ps. 130:4; Isa. 60:5]
ech. 32:43
fSee ch. 7:34
g 1 Chr. 16:34; Ps. 106:1; 107:1; Isa. 12:4
hch. 30:19; Lev. 7:12; Ps. 107:22
x[See ver. 7 above]