Jeremiah 33:10–14

¹⁰“Thus says Yahweh, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a ^awaste, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ^bdesolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

¹¹the voice of ^ajoy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,

“^bGive thanks to Yahweh of hosts,

For Yahweh is good,

For His lovingkindness endures forever”;

and of those who bring a ^cthank offering into the house of Yahweh. For I will ¹return the ²fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says Yahweh.

¹²“Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, ^awithout man or beast, and in all its cities, ¹an abode of shepherds who cause their ^bflocks to lie down.

¹³‘In the ^acities of the hill country, in the cities of the ¹Shephelah, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again ^bpass under the hands of the one who numbers them,’ says Yahweh.

The Righteous Branch of David

¹⁴‘Behold, ^adays are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will ^bestablish the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.