¹² Then after ^(A)seventy years are completed, ^(B)I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, ^(C)the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, ^(D)making the land an everlasting waste. ¹³ I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written ^(E)in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations.

¹⁰ “For thus says the Lord: ^(A)When seventy years are completed for Babylon, ^(B)I will visit you, ^(C)and I will fulfil to you my promise ^(D)and bring you back to this place.

¹⁰ “Thus says the Lord: In this place ^(A)of which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast’, in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again ^11 (B)the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring ^(C)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:

^(E)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

The Lord's Eternal Covenant with David

^14 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when ^(B)I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.