Hope for Restoration
“In that day,” says the Lord,”I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people. This is what the Lord says:
“Those who survive the coming destruction will find blessings even in the barren land, for I will give rest to the people of Israel.”
Long ago, the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself. I will rebuild you, My virgin Israel. You will be happy again and dance merrily with your tambourines. Again you will plant you vineyards on the mountains of Samaria and eat from your own gardens there. The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, ‘Come, let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord our God.'” (vv. 1-6, NLT)