³³ “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I cleanse^(A) you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins^(B) will be rebuilt.^{(C) 34} The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. ³⁵ They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden;^(D) the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.^(E)” ³⁶ Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’^(F)

³⁷ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Once again I will yield to Israel’s plea^(G) and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,^{(H) 38} as numerous as the flocks for offerings^(I) at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^(J)”