The Response and Promise of Yahweh

18 Then Yahweh became jealous for his land

and took pity on his people.

19 And Yahweh answered and said to his people,

“Look at me, I am sending to you

grain, new wine, and olive oil,

and you will be satisfied by it.

I will not give you over any more

as a disgrace among the nations.

20 ⌊The northerners⌋s

I will remove from you;

I will drive them to a desert

and desolate land,

itst front to the eastern sea,

and its rear into the western sea;

its stench and odor will rise up

because heu has done great things.

21 Do not fear, O land,

rejoice and be glad,

because Yahweh has done great things.

22 Do not fear, wild animals of the field,

because the pastures of the desert have put forth new green shoots,

because the tree has produced its fruit,

the fig tree and the vine

have yielded their produce.

23 Be glad, O children of Zion,

be glad and rejoice in Yahweh your God,

because he has given for you

the autumn rains for your righteousness,v

and he has ⌊poured down⌋w for you rainwater,

the autumn and spring rains, as before.

24 The threshing floors will be full with grain,

and the vats will overflow

with new wine and olive oil.

25 I will repay you the years

that the locust has eaten,

the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,

my mighty troops that I sent against you.

26 And you will eat abundantly and be satisfied,

and praise the name of Yahweh your God,

who has dealt with you ⌊wondrously⌋.x

My people ⌊will never be ashamed⌋.y

27 And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,

and I am Yahweh,

your God, and there is no other.

My people ⌊will never be ashamed again⌋.z