12. For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13. And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.”
14. For thus says the Lord of hosts: “As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the Lord of hosts,
15. so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not.
16. These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;
17. do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.”
18. And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,