“Once again my people have been taken away.
    And no one paid anything for them.
Those who rule over them brag about it,”
    announces the Lord.
“All day long without stopping,
    people speak evil things against my name.
⁶ So the day will come when my people will really know the meaning of my name.
    They will know what kind of God I am.
They will know that I told them ahead of time they would return to their land.
    They will know that it was I.”

⁷ What a beautiful sight it is
    to see messengers coming with good news!
How beautiful to see them coming down from the mountains
    with a message about peace!
How wonderful it is when they bring the good news
    that we are saved!
How wonderful when they say to Zion,
    “Your God rules!”