³⁶ “You are saying, ‘Because of ·war [^Lsword], ·hunger [famine], and ·terrible diseases [plague; pestilence], the city will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’ But the Lord, the God of Israel, says about this city [^CJerusalem]: ³⁷ I ·forced them [drove them out] from their land, because I was furious and very angry with them. But soon I will gather them from all the lands where I ·forced them to go [drove them out], and I will ·bring them back [restore them] to this place, where they may live in ·safety [confidence]. ³⁸ They [^Cpeople of Israel and Judah] will be my people, and I will be their God. ³⁹ I will ·make them truly want to be one people with one goal [^Lgive them one heart and one way/path]. They will truly want to ·worship [^Lfear] me all their ·lives [^Ldays], for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

⁴⁰ “I will ·make [^Lcut] an ·agreement with them that will last forever [^Leternal covenant with them; 31:31–34; Is. 55:3; 61:8; Ezek. 16:60; 37:27]. I will never turn away from them; I will always do good to them. I will ·make them want to respect me [^Lplace my fear in their hearts] so they will never ·turn away [depart] from me. ⁴¹ I will enjoy doing good to them. And with ·my whole being [^Lall my heart and all my soul] I will ·surely [^Lin faithfulness] plant them in this land.”