¹⁸ Thus says the Lord:
I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob,
   and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound,
   and the citadel set on its rightful site.
¹⁹ Out of them shall come thanksgiving,
   and the sound of merrymakers.
I will make them many, and they shall not be few;
   I will make them honoured, and they shall not be disdained.
²⁰ Their children shall be as of old,
   their congregation shall be established before me;
   and I will punish all who oppress them.
²¹ Their prince shall be one of their own,
   their ruler shall come from their midst;
I will bring him near, and he shall approach me,
   for who would otherwise dare to approach me?

says the Lord.
²² And you shall be my people,
   and I will be your God.

²³ Look, the storm of the Lord!
   Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
   it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
²⁴ The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
   until he has executed and accomplished
   the intents of his mind.
In the latter days you will understand this.