19 He said to them:“I will send you grain, new wine, and olive oil,so that you will have plenty.No more will I shame youamong the nations.
20 I will force the army from the north to leave your landand go into a dry, empty land.Their soldiers in front will be forced into the Dead Sea,and those in the rear into the Mediterranean Sea.Their bodies will rot and stink.The Lord has surely done a wonderful thing!”
21 Land, don’t be afraid;be happy and full of joy,because the Lord has done a wonderful thing.
22 Wild animals, don’t be afraid,because the open pastures have grown grass.The trees have given fruit;the fig trees and the grapevines have grown much fruit.
23 So be happy, people of Jerusalem;be joyful in the Lord your God.Because he does what is right,he has brought you rain;he has sent the fall rainand the spring rain for you, as before.
24 And the threshing floors will be full of grain;the barrels will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
25 “Though I sent my great army against you—those swarming locusts and hopping locusts,the destroying locusts and the cutting locusts that ate your crops—I will pay you backfor those years of trouble.