1 Then another message came to me from the lord of Heaven’s Armies:
2 “This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem!
3 “And now the lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.
4 “This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares.
5 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play.
6 “This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God’s people. But is it impossible for me? says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
7 “This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west.