¹⁶And it will be when you have multiplied and become fruitful in the land in those days,” declares^b Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of Yahweh.’ And it will not come to mind,^c nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it,^d nor will it be made again.

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Footnotes

bLiterally “a declaration of”
cLiterally “it shall not go up on heart”
dHere the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When you multiply and increase in the land, in those days—this is the Lord’s declaration—no one will say again, “The ark of the Lord’s covenant.” It will never come to mind, and no one will remember or miss it. Another one will not be made.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And when your land is once more filled with people,” says the Lord, “you will no longer wish for ‘the good old days’ when you possessed the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant. You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

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