¹² For thus says the Lord:
Your hurt is incurable,
    your wound is grievous.
¹³ There is no one to uphold your cause,
    no medicine for your wound,
    no healing for you.
¹⁴ All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,
    the punishment of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
    because your sins are so numerous.
¹⁵ Why do you cry out over your hurt?
    Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
    because your sins are so numerous,
    I have done these things to you.

¹⁸ Thus says the Lord:
I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob,
    and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound,
    and the citadel set on its rightful site.
¹⁹ Out of them shall come thanksgiving,
    and the sound of merrymakers.
I will make them many, and they shall not be few;
    I will make them honored, and they shall not be disdained.
²⁰ Their children shall be as of old,
    their congregation shall be established before me;
    and I will punish all who oppress them.
²¹ Their prince shall be one of their own,
    their ruler shall come from their midst;
I will bring him near, and he shall approach me,
    for who would otherwise dare to approach me?
says the Lord.
²² And you shall be my people,
    and I will be your God.