12 “For they will sow in peace: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the skies will yield their dew. I will give the remnant of this people all these things as an inheritance.
13 As you have been a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Don’t be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
14 For the Lord of Hosts says this: “As I resolved to treat you badly when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the Lord of Hosts,
15 “so I have resolved again in these days to do what is good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates.
17 Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this” — this is the Lord’s declaration.
18 Then the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me: