Jeremiah 33:10–14

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

Praise the Lord of Hosts,

for the Lord is good;

His faithful love endures forever

as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes ^xof the land as in former times, says the Lord.

¹²“This is what the Lord of Hosts says: In this desolate place—without man or beast—and in all its cities there will once more be a grazing land where shepherds may rest flocks. ^y13The flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them ^zin the cities of the hill country, ^athe cities of the Judean foothills, the cities of the Negev, the land of Benjamin—the cities surrounding Jerusalem and Judah’s cities, says the Lord.

God’s Covenant with David

¹⁴“Look, the days are coming”—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

“when I will fulfill the good promises

that I have spoken

concerning the house of Israel

and the house of Judah. ^b