20 Behold Zion, the city of our festivals!+

24 And in it Judah and all its cities will dwell all together, farmers and those who lead the flocks.+

10 “This is what Jehovah says: ‘In this place that you will say is a wasteland, without man or livestock, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or livestock, there will again be heard 11 the sound of exultation and the sound of rejoicing,+ the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those saying: “Give thanks to Jehovah of armies, for Jehovah is good;+ his loyal love endures forever!”’+

“‘They will bring thanksgiving offerings into the house of Jehovah,+ for I will bring back the captives of the land, as at the start,’ says Jehovah.”

4 “This is what Jehovah of armies says, ‘Old men and women will again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with his staff in his hand because of his great age.*+ 5 And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.’”+