10 “Nations, listen to the message from the Lord.Tell this message in the faraway lands by the sea:‘The one who scattered the people of Israel will bring them back together.And he will watch over his people like a shepherd.’
11 The Lord will bring the people of Jacob back.The Lord will buy them back from people stronger than they were.
12 The people of Israel will come to the high points of Jerusalem.There they will shout for joy.Their faces will shine with happiness about all the good things from the Lord:the grain, new wine, oil, young sheep and cows.They will be like a garden that has plenty of water.And the people of Israel will not be troubled anymore.
13 Then young women of Israel will be happy and dance.The young men and old men will also dance.I will change their sadness into happiness.I will give them comfort and joy instead of sadness.
14 The priests will have more than enough sacrifices.And my people will be filled with the good things I give them!” says the Lord.
15 This is what the Lord says:“A sound was heard in Ramah.It was painful crying and much sadness.Rachel cries for her children.And she cannot be comforted,because her children are dead!”
16 But this is what the Lord says:“Stop crying.Don’t let your eyes fill with tears.You will be rewarded for your work!” says the Lord.“The people will come back from their enemy’s land.