Jeremiah 33:10–14

¹⁰“Thus says the Lord, ‘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 the Lord of hosts,

For the Lord is good,

For His lovingkindness is everlasting”;

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

¹²“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, ^awithout man or beast, and in all its cities, a ¹habitation of shepherds who rest their ^bflocks.

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

The Davidic Kingdom

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