³⁰ The surviving remnant^(A) of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.

³¹ For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors, from Mount Zion.^(A) The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.^(B)

⁸ But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the Lord our God to preserve a remnant^(A) for us and give us a stake^(B) in his holy place. Even in our slavery, God has given us a little relief and light to our eyes.^(C)

¹⁵ Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we survive as a remnant^(A) today. Here we are before you with our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.^(B)

¹¹ On that day^(A) the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive—from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.^(B)