21 With rock piles and signposts,mark the road well,my dear people.The road by which you leftby will now lead you home.
22 Will you ever decideto be faithful?I will make sure that somedaythings will be different,as different as a womanprotecting a man.
23 The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, said:I promise to set the people of Judah free and to lead them back to their hometowns. And when I do, they will once again say,“We pray that the Lordwill bless his home,the sacred hill in Jerusalemwhere his temple stands.”
24 The people will live in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. Some will be farmers, and others will be shepherds.
25 Those who feel tired and worn out will find new life and energy,
26 and when they sleep, they will wake up refreshed.
27 Someday, Israel and Judah will be my field where my people and their livestock will grow.