13. Then the young women will dance and be happy,and men, young and old, will rejoice.I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy,their sorrow into gladness.
14. I will fill the priests with the richest foodand satisfy all the needs of my people.I, the Lord, have spoken.”
15. The Lord says,“A sound is heard in Ramah,the sound of bitter weeping.Rachel is crying for her children;they are gone,and she refuses to be comforted.
16. Stop your cryingand wipe away your tears.All that you have done for your childrenwill not go unrewarded;they will return from the enemy's land.
17. There is hope for your future;your children will come back home.I, the Lord, have spoken.