16. See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins.
17. Soon your descendants will come back,and all who are trying to destroy you will go away.
18. Look around you and see,for all your children will come back to you.As surely as I live,” says the lord,“they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.
19. “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned landwill soon be crowded with your people.Your enemies who enslaved youwill be far away.