Jeremiah

¹²the Lord of Hosts says: “Yet again there will be in this place, which is waste, without man and without animal, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. ¹³In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them,” says the Lord. ¹⁴“Behold, the days come,” says the Lord, “that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. ¹⁵“In those days and at that time,I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David.He will execute justice and righteousness in the land. ¹⁶In those days Judah will be saved,and Jerusalem will dwell safely.This is the name by which she will be called:the Lord our righteousness.” ¹⁷For the Lord says: “David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. ¹⁸The priests the Levites won’t lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.”