11 Then, for your sake, I will stop insects from eating ⌊your crops⌋. They will not destroy the produce of your land. The vines in your fields will not lose their unripened grapes,” says the Lord of Armies.
12 “All nations will call you blessed because you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Armies.
13 “You have used harsh words against me,” says the Lord.“You ask, ‘How have we spoken against you?’
14 “You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?
15 So now we call arrogant people blessed. Not only are evildoers encouraged, they even test God and get away with it.’ ”
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord paid attention and listened. A book was written in his presence to be a reminder to those who feared the Lord and respected his name.
17 “They will be mine,” says the Lord of Armies. “On that day I will make them my special possession. I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.