16 The Lord roars from Mount Zion;his voice thunders from Jerusalem;earth and sky tremble.But he will defend his people.
17 “Then, Israel, you will know that I am the Lord your God.I live on Zion, my sacred hill.Jerusalem will be a sacred city;foreigners will never conquer it again.
18 At that time the mountains will be covered with vineyards,and cattle will be found on every hill;there will be plenty of water for all of Judah.A stream will flow from the Temple of the Lord,and it will water Acacia Valley.
19 “Egypt will become a desert,and Edom a ruined waste,because they attacked the land of Judahand killed its innocent people.
20-21 I will avenge those who were killed;I will not spare the guilty.But Judah and Jerusalem will be inhabited forever,and I, the Lord, will live on Mount Zion.”