31. And you who are left in Judah,who have escaped the ravages of the siege,will put roots down in your own soiland grow up and flourish.
32. For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem,a group of survivors from Mount Zion.The passionate commitment of the lord of Heaven’s Armieswill make this happen!
33. “And this is what the lord says about the king of Assyria:“‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem.They will not even shoot an arrow at it.They will not march outside its gates with their shieldsnor build banks of earth against its walls.