18. Thus says the Lord:See! I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents,on his dwellings I will have compassion;A city shall be rebuilt upon its own ruins,a citadel restored where it should be.
19. From them will come praise,the sound of people rejoicing.I will increase them, they will not decrease,I will glorify them, they will not be insignificant.
20. His children shall be as of old,his assembly shall stand firm in my presence,I will punish all his oppressors.
21. His leader shall be one of his own,and his ruler shall emerge from his ranks.He shall approach me when I summon him;Why else would he dareapproach me?—oracle of the Lord.
22. You shall be my people,and I will be your God.
23. Look! The storm of the Lord!His wrath breaks outIn a whirling stormthat bursts upon the heads of the wicked.
24. The anger of the Lord will not abateuntil he has carried out completelythe decisions of his heart.In days to comeyou will fully understand it.