6 “This may seem impossible to those of the nation who are now left, but it's not impossible for me.
7 I will rescue my people from the lands where they have been taken,
8 and will bring them back from east and west to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, ruling over them faithfully and justly.
9 “Have courage! You are now hearing the same words the prophets spoke at the time the foundation was being laid for rebuilding my Temple.
10 Before that time no one could afford to hire either men or animals, and no one was safe from enemies. I turned people against one another.
11 But now I am treating the survivors of this nation differently.
12 They will plant their crops in peace. Their vines will bear grapes, the earth will produce crops, and there will be plenty of rain. I will give all these blessings to the people of my nation who survive.