¹⁶ In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark^(A) of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered;^(B) it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.

¹⁷ At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne^(A) of the Lord, and all nations^(B) will gather in Jerusalem to honor^(C) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.^(D)

³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.^(A) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.^(B)