Jeremiah 33:1-14

1Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still 1confined in the courtyard of the guard, saying, 2“This is what 2the Lord says, He who made 3the earth, the Lord who formed it to create it, He whose name is the 4Lord: 3‘5Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you 6great and 7mighty things, 8which you do not know.’ 4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says concerning the 9houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which have been torn down to make a defense against the 10assault ramps and the sword: 5‘While they are coming to 11fight the Chaldeans and to fill 12their houses with the bodies of people whom I have struck down in My anger and My wrath, and I have 13hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness: 6Behold, I am going to bring to it 14healing and a remedy, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an 15abundance of peace and truth. 7And I will 16restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will 17rebuild them as they were at first. 8And I will 18cleanse them from all their wrongdoing by which they have sinned against Me, and I will forgive all their wrongdoings by which they have sinned against Me and revolted against Me. 919It will be to Me a 20name of joy, praise, and glory before 21all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the 22good that I do for them, and they will be 23frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

10“This is what the Lord says: ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a 24waste, without man and without animal,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are 25deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal, 11the voice of 26joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “27Give thanks to the Lord of armies, For the Lord is good, For His mercy is everlasting,” as they bring a 28thanksgiving offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.

12“This is what the Lord of armies says: ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, 29without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their 30flocks. 13In the 31cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again 32pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

14‘Behold, 33days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will 34fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.