11 a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying,Praise the Lord of Hosts,for the Lord is good;His faithful love endures foreveras they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.
12 “This is what the Lord of Hosts says: In this desolate place — without man or beast — and in all its cities there will once more be a grazing land where shepherds may rest flocks.
13 The flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them in the cities of the hill country, the cities of the Judean foothills, the cities of the Negev, the land of Benjamin — the cities surrounding Jerusalem and Judah’s cities, says the Lord.
14 “Look, the days are coming” —this is the Lord’s declaration —“when I will fulfill the good promisesthat I have spokenconcerning the house of Israeland the house of Judah.
15 In those days and at that timeI will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David,and He will administer justiceand righteousness in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved,and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is what she will be named:Yahweh Our Righteousness.
17 “For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.