Jeremiah

33 And Jehovah’s word came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, 2 “Says Jehovah, he who made earth and shaped it to have it in order,—his name is Jehovah,— 3 Call to me and I will tell you of great and inscrutable things which you had not known. 4* For Israel’s God Jehovah says as to the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that are pulled down and as to the ramps and swords 5* that are come to attack with the Chaldeans and to be filled with the corpses of the men whom I have struck down in my anger and choler and for whose viciousness I have veiled my face from this city, 6* Here I am going to set it to healing and recovering, and I will cure it; and I will disclose to them a gracious disposition toward peace and faithfulness, 7* and I will come back to Judah and to Israel and will build them up as at the first; 8* and I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sins against me, and forgive all the guilt of their sins and crimes against me; 9 and I will have it for a joyous fame and for praise and for glorious display to all the nations on earth, who shall hear all the good I am doing to them, and shall be in panic and quake at all the good and welfare I am making for it.

10 “Says Jehovah, In this place that you speak of as a waste without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolated without man or beast, 11 there shall yet be heard sounds of rejoicing and merrymaking, voices of bridegroom and bride, voices of men saying ‘Give thanks to Jehovah of Armies because Jehovah is good, because his friendship is forever,’ bringing thank-offerings into Jehovah’s house, because I will restore the country to be as it was at first, says Jehovah.

12 “Says Jehovah, In this place that is laid waste without man or beast and in all its cities there shall again be a pasture of shepherds picking out sleeping-places for sheep; 13* in the cities of the highland and in the cities of the lowland and in the cities of the South and in the Benjamite cities and the environs of Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah the sheep shall again pass by the counter’s hands, says Jehovah.” 14 —— 15 —— 16 —— 17 —— 18 —— 19 —— 20 —— 21 —— 22 —— 23 —— 24 —— 25 —— 26 ——