2 Thus hath the Lord said, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness as I went to cause Israel to find rest.
3 The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, I have loved thee with an eternal love: therefore, I have put up with thee with mercy.
4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tambourines and shalt go forth in the chorus of dancers.
5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant and shall eat them as common things.
6 For there shall be a day in which the watchmen upon the Mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up into Zion unto the Lord our God.
7 For thus hath the Lord said; Rejoice in Jacob with joy, and give shouts of joy at the head of the Gentiles; cause this to be heard, give praise, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Behold, I turn them from the land of the north wind and gather them from the coasts of the earth; there shall be blind and lame among them, and women with child and those that travail with child together; a great company shall return there.