6 On that day, says the Lord, I will gather the lame;I will assemble those who were driven awayand those whom I have harmed.
7 I will make the lame into survivors,those driven away into a mighty nation.The Lord will rule over them on Mount Zionfrom now on and forever.
8 As for you, Tower of Eder, hill of Daughter Zion,as for you it will come,the former dominion will come,the royal power belonging to Daughter Zion.
9 Now why do you cry out so loudly?Isn’t the king in you?Or has your counselor perished,so that pain has seized you like that of a woman in labor?
10 Writhe and scream, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor!Now you will leave the city and dwell in the open field;you will go to Babylon.There you will be rescued;there the Lord will redeem you from the power of your enemies.
11 Now many nations may gather against you;they say, "Let her be defiled,"or "Let our eyes look with desire at Zion."
12 But they don’t know the plans of the Lord;they can’t understand his scheme,namely, that he will bring them like grain to the threshing floor!