Jeremiah 33:10–14

¹⁰“Thus says Yahweh: ‘Again will be heard in this place, of which you are saying, “It is a waste, without^f people and without^g animals,”^h in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, withoutⁱ people and without^j inhabitants^k and without^l animals,^{m 11}the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voicesⁿ of those who say, “Praise Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loyal love is forever,”^o the voices of those who bring thank offerings^p to the house of Yahweh, for I will restore the fortunes^q of the land as in the beginning,’ says Yahweh. ¹²Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Again there will be in this waste place, without^r people and animals,^s and in all its towns, pasture for shepherds allowing their flock to lie down. ¹³In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the counter,’ says Yahweh.

¹⁴‘Look, days are coming,’ declares^t Yahweh, ‘and I will fulfill the good promise^u that I promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.