⁸ I will cleanse^(A) them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive^(B) all their sins of rebellion against me. ⁹ Then this city will bring me renown,^(C) joy, praise^(D) and honor^(E) before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble^(F) at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

¹⁰ “This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”^(G) Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,^(H) inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more