¹¹ The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us;
    the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude

²¹ “In that day, I will answer,”
    says the Lord.
“I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds.
    And the sky will answer the earth with rain.
²² Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries
    of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees.
And they in turn will answer,
    ‘Jezreel’—‘God plants!’
²³ At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
    and raise them for myself.
I will show love
    to those I called ‘Not loved.’^[a]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’^[b]
    I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”