Israel’s Mourning Turned to Joy

31 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the ^(A)God of all the ^(B)families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

¹⁰ And I will multiply people on you, ^(A)all the house of Israel, all of it; and the ^(B)cities will be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.

²¹ And say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to ^(A)take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; ²² and I will make them ^(B)one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and ^(C)one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations, and no longer be divided into two kingdoms.