9. I am giving the command to scatter the people of Israel among all nations. But it will be like someone sifting flour. A person shakes flour through a sifter. The good flour falls through, but the bad lumps are caught.
10. “Sinners among my people say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ But all of them will be killed with swords.”
11. “David’s tent has fallen, but at that time I will set it up again. I will fix its holes and repair its ruined parts. I will set it up as it was before.
12. Then the people left alive in Edom, and all the people called by my name, will look to me for help.” This is what the Lord said, and he will make it happen.
13. The Lord says, “A time of great blessing is coming. Workers will still be harvesting when it is time to plow the fields again. They will still be trampling the grapes when it is time for a new crop. Sweet wine will drip from the mountains and pour from the hills.
14. I will bring my people, Israel, back from captivity. They will rebuild the ruined cities, and they will live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce. They will plant gardens and eat the crops they produce.
15. I will plant my people on their land, and never again will they be pulled up out of the land that I gave them.” This is what the Lord your God said.