17. I will bring back your health.And I will heal your injuries,” says the Lord.“This is because other people forced you out from among them.Those people said about you, ‘No one cares about Jerusalem!’”
18. This is what the Lord said:“I will make the tents of Jacob’s people as they used to be.And I will have pity on Israel’s houses.The city will be rebuilt on its hill of ruins.And the king’s palace will stand in its proper place.
19. People in those places will sing songs of praise.There will also be the sound of laughter.I will give them many children.They will not be small.I will bring honor to them.No one will look down on them.
20. Their descendants will be like they were in the old days.I will make their people strong before me.And I will punish the nations who have hurt them.
21. One of their own people will lead them.Their ruler will come from among them.He will come near to me when I invite him.Who would dare to come uninvited?” says the Lord.
22. “So you will be my people,and I will be your God.”