5. And the city will be filled with children playing in the streets.”
6. The Lord All-Powerful says, “The survivors will think it is wonderful, and so will I!”
7. The Lord All-Powerful says, “Look, I am rescuing my people from countries in the east and west.
8. I will bring them back here, and they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their good and faithful God.”
9. The Lord All-Powerful says, “Be strong! You people are hearing the same message today that the prophets gave when the Lord All-Powerful first laid the foundations to rebuild his Temple.