⁷I will bring Judah^o and Israel back from captivity^b^p and will rebuild^q them as they were before.^r ⁸I will cleanse^s them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive^t all their sins of rebellion against me. ⁹Then this city will bring me renown,^u joy, praise^v and honor^w before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble^x at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

¹⁰“This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”^y Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,^z inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more ¹¹the sounds of joy and gladness,^a the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings^b to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,

for the Lord is good;^c

his love endures forever.”^d

For I will restore the fortunes^e of the land as they were before,^f’ says the Lord.

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Footnotes

bOr will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel

Cross references

o Jer 32:44
p Jer 30:3; Eze 39:25; Am 9:14
qSee Jer 24:6
rSee Isa 1:26
sSee Lev 16:30; Heb 9:13–14
tSee 2 Sa 24:14; See Jer 31:34
uSee Isa 55:13
vSee Isa 60:18
wSee Jer 3:17
xSee Isa 64:2
y Jer 32:43
zSee Lev 26:32; See Jer 9:11
aSee Ps 51:8; See Isa 24:8; See 51:3
bSee Lev 7:12
cSee 2 Ch 7:3; Ps 25:8; See 136:1; Na 1:7
dSee 1 Ch 16:34; 2 Ch 5:13; Ps 100:4–5
e Ps 14:7
fSee Isa 1:26