Jeremiah 33:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Then Jerusalem will become for me a name of joy and praise and pride for all the nations of the earth to behold. When they learn of all the good that I will do for her, they will be overcome with fear and trembling because of all the peace and prosperity I have provided.
10 Thus says the Lord: In this place about which you say, “It is a wasteland, without men or animals,” and in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are now deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will once again be heard 11 the cries of joy and the cries of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and the joyful sounds of those who bring thank offerings to the Lord, saying,
“Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good;
his love endures forever.”
For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were once before, says the Lord.
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