33 The word of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} came to Yeremyah the second time, while he was still confined in the Courtyard of the Guard, saying: 2 “This is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} the Maker of earth says, Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} who formed it and firmly established it; Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} is his name, 3 ‘Call to me, and I will answer you and readily tell you great and incomprehensible things that you have not known.’”
4 “For this is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} the Al {pre. Ahl} of Isra'Al says concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that are pulled down because of the siege ramparts and the sword, 5 and concerning those who are coming to fight the Chal·deʹans, filling these places with the carcasses of those whom I struck down in my anger and in my wrath, those whose evil has caused me to hide my face from this city: 6 ‘Here I am bringing recuperation and health to her, and I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth. 7 And I will bring back the captives of Judah and the captives of Isra'Al, and I will build them up as I did at the start. 8 And I will purify them from all the guilt of their sins against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sins and their transgressions against me. 9 And she will become to me a name of exultation, a praise, and a beauty before all the nations of the earth who will hear of all the goodness that I bestow on them. And they will be in dread and will tremble because of all the goodness and peace that I will bestow on her.’”
10 “This is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} says: ‘In this place that you will say is a wasteland, without man or livestock, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Yerushalom that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or livestock, there will again be heard 11 the sound of exultation and the sound of rejoicing, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those saying: “Give thanks to Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} of armies, for Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} is good; his loyal love endures forever!”’
“‘They will bring thanksgiving offerings into the house of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, for I will bring back the captives of the land, as at the start,’ says Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}.”
12 “This is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} of armies says: ‘In this wasteland, without man or livestock, and in all its cities, there will again be pastures for the shepherds to rest their flocks.’
13 “‘In the cities of the mountainous region, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the south, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas around Yerushalom, and in the cities of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the one counting them,’ says Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}.”
14 “‘Look! The days are coming,’ declares Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise that I have spoken concerning the house of Isra'Al and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous sprout, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Yerushalom will reside in security. And this is what she will be called: Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} Is Our Righteousness.’”
17 “For this is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} says: ‘There will never fail to be a man from David’s line to sit on the throne of the house of Isra'Al, 18 nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man stand before me to offer whole burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to offer sacrifices.’”
19 And the word of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} again came to Yeremyah, saying: 20 “This is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} says, ‘If you could break my covenant regarding the day and my covenant regarding the night, to prevent day and night from coming at their proper time, 21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he should not have a son ruling as king on his throne, and so also my covenant with the Levitical priests, my ministers. 22 Just as the army of the heavens cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of my servant David and the Levites who are ministering to me.’”
23 And the word of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} again came to Yeremyah, saying: 24 “Have you not taken note of what this people is saying, ‘Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} will reject the two families that he chose’? And they are treating my own people with disrespect, and they no longer regard them as a nation.
25 “This is what Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} says: ‘Just as surely as I have established my covenant regarding the day and the night, the laws of heaven and earth, 26 so I will never reject the offspring of Yacob and of my servant David, so as not to take from his offspring rulers over the descendants of Avraham, Isaac, and Yacob. For I will gather back their captives and have pity on them.’”