¹¹ the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voices^[a] of those who say, “Praise Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loyal love is forever,”^[b] the voices of those who bring thank offerings^[c] to the house of Yahweh, for I will restore the fortunes^[d] of the land as in the beginning,’ says Yahweh. ¹² Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Again there will be in this waste place, without^[e] people and animals,^[f] and in all its towns, pasture for shepherds allowing their flock to lie down. ¹³ In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the counter,’ says Yahweh.