16 “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and (A)increased in the land in those days,” says the Lord, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ (B)It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore.

17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, (C)to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they (D)follow[a] the dictates of their evil hearts.

18 “In those days (E)the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of (F)the north to (G)the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:17 walk after the stubbornness or imagination

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(C) of the Lord, and all nations(D) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(E) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(F) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(G) and together(H) they will come from a northern(I) land to the land(J) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

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