The Lord will Do Good to Jerusalem and Judah

¹⁴ “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Just as I intended to bring harm to you when your ancestors angered me,’ says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, ‘and I did not relent, ¹⁵ so I have decided at this time^[a] to do good things for Jerusalem and for the house of Judah. So stop being afraid. ¹⁶ Here’s what you must do: tell the truth to your neighbors, administer true and peaceful justice in your courtrooms,^{[b] 17} don’t plot evil in your heart against a neighbor, and don’t tolerate^[c] false testimonies,^[d] because I hate all these things,’ declares the Lord.”