⁵ “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent^(A) away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.^{[a] 6} My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back^(B) to this land. I will build^(C) them up and not tear them down; I will plant^(D) them and not uproot them. ⁷ I will give them a heart to know^(E) me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people,^(F) and I will be their God, for they will return^(G) to me with all their heart.^(H)

⁸ “‘But like the bad^(I) figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the Lord, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah^(J) king of Judah, his officials^(K) and the survivors^(L) from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.^(M)

¹⁷ “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’^(A)

¹⁸ “They will return to it and remove all its vile images^(B) and detestable idols.^{(C) 19} I will give them an undivided heart^(D) and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone^(E) and give them a heart of flesh.^{(F) 20} Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.^(G) They will be my people,^(H) and I will be their God.^(I)

¹⁵ But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion^(A) and will bring^(B) each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country. ¹⁶ And if they learn^(C) well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’^(D)—even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal^(E)—then they will be established among my people.^{(F) 17} But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy^(G) it,” declares the Lord.