²³ I will establish one ^(A)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—^(B)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. ²⁴ And ^(C)I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David ^(D)a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.

^25 (E)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and ^(F)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they ^(G)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. ²⁶ I will make them and the places all around ^(H)My hill ^(I)a blessing; and I will ^(J)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be ^(K)showers of blessing. ²⁷ Then ^(L)the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have ^(M)broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who ^(N)enslaved them. ²⁸ And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but ^(O)they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. ²⁹ I will raise up for them a ^(P)garden^[a] of renown, and they shall ^(Q)no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, ^(R)nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. ³⁰ Thus they shall know that ^(S)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are ^(T)My people,” says the Lord God.’

³¹ “You are My ^(U)flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.

^28 (A)Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; ^(B)you shall be My people, and I will be your God. ²⁹ I will ^(C)deliver you from all your uncleannesses. ^(D)I will call for the grain and multiply it, and ^(E)bring no famine upon you. ^30 (F)And I will multiply the fruit of your trees and the increase of your fields, so that you need never again bear the reproach of famine among the nations. ³¹ Then ^(G)you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you ^(H)will ^[a]loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations. ^32 (I)Not for your sake do I do this,” says the Lord God, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!”

³³ ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, ^(J)and the ruins shall be rebuilt. ³⁴ The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. ³⁵ So they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of ^(K)Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ ³⁶ Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. ^(L)I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it.”

³⁷ ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^(M)“I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will ^(N)increase their men like a flock. ³⁸ Like a ^[b]flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its ^[c]feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”