See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted.

看哪，我是帮助你的，也必向你转意，使你得以耕种。

看哪，我是帮助你们的，我要转向你们，使你们得以耕作栽种。

看哪，我是帮助你们的，我要转向你们，使你们得以耕作栽种。

看啊，我要帮助你们，垂顾你们，使你们被耕种。

看哪！我是帮助你们的，我必转向你们，使人可以在你们上面耕种和撒种。

看哪，我是幫助你的，也必向你轉意，使你得以耕種。

看哪，我是幫助你們的，我要轉向你們，使你們得以耕作栽種。

看哪，我是幫助你們的，我要轉向你們，使你們得以耕作栽種。

看啊，我要幫助你們，垂顧你們，使你們被耕種。

看哪！我是幫助你們的，我必轉向你們，使人可以在你們上面耕種和撒種。

因為你看、我是為你們的，我必轉而垂顧你們，使你們得以耕種和撒種。

我必轉而為爾、俾得耕種、

我必眷顧爾、俾得耕耘。

我必臨爾眷顧爾、俾爾曹得耕耘種植、

I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,

I am concerned about you. I will do good things for you. Farmers will plow your ground. They will plant seeds in it.

For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be cultivated and sown.

For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;

Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

For, behold, I[ am] for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

For, behold, I am for you, and I will come to you, and you will be tilled and sown.

The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude

“ In that day, I will answer,” says the Lord.“ I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds. And the sky will answer the earth with rain.Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees. And they in turn will answer,‘ Jezreel’—‘ God plants!’At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites and raise them for myself. I will show love to those I called‘ Not loved.’ And to those I called‘ Not my people,’ I will say,‘ Now you are my people.’ And they will reply,‘ You are our God!’”

For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings.

O Lord our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they went wrong.

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. Water will fill the streambeds of Judah, and a fountain will burst forth from the Lord’s Temple, watering the arid valley of acacias.

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.”