1. The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob's people. Once again he will choose Israel. He'll settle them in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.
2. Nations will help Israel return to their own land. People from other nations will belong to Israel. They will serve them as male and female servants in the Lord's land. The Israelites will make prisoners of those who had held them as prisoners. They will rule over those who had crushed them.
3. The Lord will put an end to Israel's suffering and trouble. They won't be slaves anymore.
4. They will make fun of the king of Babylonia. They will say, "See how the one who crushed others has fallen! See how his anger has come to an end!
5. The Lord has taken away the authority of evil people. He has broken the power of rulers.
6. When they became angry, they struck nations down. Their blows never stopped. In their anger they brought nations under their control. They attacked them again and again.