Jeremiah 33:4-13

4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says concerning the 1houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which have been torn down to make a defense against the 2assault ramps and the sword: 5‘While they are coming to 3fight the Chaldeans and to fill 4their houses with the bodies of people whom I have struck down in My anger and My wrath, and I have 5hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness: 6Behold, I am going to bring to it 6healing and a remedy, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an 7abundance of peace and truth. 7And I will 8restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will 9rebuild them as they were at first. 8And I will 10cleanse 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. 911It will be to Me a 12name of joy, praise, and glory before 13all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the 14good that I do for them, and they will be 15frightened 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 16waste, without man and without animal,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are 17deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal, 11the voice of 18joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “19Give thanks to the Lord of armies, For the Lord is good, For His mercy is everlasting,” as they bring a 20thanksgiving 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, 21without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their 22flocks. 13In the 23cities 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 24pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.