So there is hope for your children,” announces the Lord.“ Your children will return to their own land.

耶和华说：“你末后必有指望；你的儿女必回到自己的境界。”

你末后必有指望，你的儿女必回到自己的疆土。这是耶和华说的。

你末后必有指望，你的儿女必回到自己的疆土。这是耶和华说的。

你将来必有盼望，你的儿女必重返家园。这是耶和华说的。

“你的前途必有希望；你的儿女必返回自己的地方。”这是耶和华的宣告。

耶和華說：你末後必有指望；你的兒女必回到自己的境界。

你末後必有指望，你的兒女必回到自己的疆土。這是耶和華說的。

你末後必有指望，你的兒女必回到自己的疆土。這是耶和華說的。

你將來必有盼望，你的兒女必重返家園。這是耶和華說的。

“你的前途必有希望；你的兒女必返回自己的地方。”這是耶和華的宣告。

你的晚景必有希望，永恆主發神諭說，你的兒女必返回自己的境界。

又曰、屆爾暮年、有所希望、爾之子女、必歸故土、

耶和華又曰、爾之終身、深可冀望、爾子將歸故土。

主曰、爾終必有冀望、爾子將歸故土、

So there is hope for your descendants,” declares the Lord.“ Your children will return to their own land.

There is hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country.

There is hope for your future,” says the Lord.“ Your children will come again to their own land.

There is hope for your future— this is the LORD’s declaration— and your children will return to their own territory.

There is hope for your future,” declares the Lord,“ And your children will return to their own territory.

There is hope in your future, says the Lord, That your children shall come back to their own border.

And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.

There is hope for your future— this is the Lord’s declaration— and your children will return to their own territory.

And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the LORD, affirm it!

There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.“ Your children will come again to their own territory.

It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.

But here is something else I remember. And it gives me hope.

They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob. That is where your people of long ago lived. They, their children, their children’s children, and their children after them will live there forever. And my servant from David’s family line will be their prince forever.

I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord.“ I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.Then you will call out to me. You will come and pray to me. And I will listen to you.When you look for me with all your heart, you will find me.I will be found by you,” announces the Lord.“ And I will bring you back from where you were taken as prisoners. I will gather you from all the nations. I will gather you from the places where I have forced you to go,” announces the Lord.“ I will bring you back to the place I sent you away from.”You might say,“ The Lord has given us prophets in Babylon.”But here is what the Lord says about the king who now sits on David’s throne. He also says it about all the people who remain in this city. And he says it about all those who did not go with you to Babylon.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Son of man, these bones stand for all the people of Israel. The people say,‘ Our bones are dried up. We’ve lost all hope. We are destroyed.’So prophesy. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ My people, I am going to open up your graves. I am going to bring you out of them. I will take you back to the land of Israel.So I will open up your graves and bring you out of them. Then you will know that I am the Lord. You are my people.I will put my Spirit in you. And you will live again. I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I have spoken. I have done it,” announces the Lord.’ ”

If the people of Israel do not continue in their unbelief, they will again be joined to the tree. God is able to join them to the tree again.After all, weren’t you cut from a wild olive tree? Weren’t you joined to an olive tree that was taken care of? And wasn’t that the opposite of how things should be done? How much more easily will the natural branches be joined to their own olive tree!Brothers and sisters, here is a mystery I want you to understand. It will keep you from being proud. Part of Israel has refused to obey God. That will continue until the full number of Gentiles has entered God’s kingdom.In this way all Israel will be saved. It is written,“ The God who saves will come from Mount Zion. He will remove sin from Jacob’s family.

You will rise up and show deep concern for Zion. The time has come for you to help Zion.The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.

“ I am the Lord and King. My eyes are watching the sinful kingdom of Israel. I will wipe it off the face of the earth. But I will not totally destroy the people of Jacob,” announces the Lord.“ I will give an order. I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations. They will be like grain that is shaken through a screen. Not a pebble will fall to the ground.

So I say,“ My glory has faded away. My hope in the Lord is gone.”

At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.He will lift up a banner. It will show the nations that he is gathering the people of Israel. He’ll bring back those who had been taken away as prisoners. He’ll gather together the scattered people of Judah. He’ll bring them back from all four directions.Ephraim’s people won’t be jealous anymore. Judah’s attackers will be destroyed. Ephraim won’t be jealous of Judah. And Judah won’t attack Ephraim.Together they will rush down the slopes of Philistia to the west. They’ll take what belongs to the people of the east. They’ll take over Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be under their control.The Lord will dry up the Red Sea in Egypt. By his power he’ll send a burning wind to sweep over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into many streams. Then people will be able to go across it wearing sandals.There was a road the people of Israel used when they came up from Egypt. In the same way, there will be a wide road coming out of Assyria. It will be used by the Lord’ s people who are left alive there.

I will give her back her vineyards. I will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope for her. Then she will love me, as she did when she was young. She will love me just as she did when she came up out of Egypt.

Suppose only a tenth of the people remain there. Even then the land will be completely destroyed again. But when oak trees and terebinth trees are cut down, stumps are left. And my holy people will be like stumps that begin to grow again.”

“ If the time had not been cut short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, it will be shortened.

“ People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. Israel, do not be terrified. I will bring you safely out of a place far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they were taken. Your people will have peace and security again. And no one will make them afraid.People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. I am with you,” announces the Lord.“ I will completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you. But I will be fair. I will not let you go without any punishment.”

After that, the people of Israel will return to the Lord their God. They will look to him and to a king from the family line of David. In the last days, they will tremble with fear as they come to the Lord. And they will receive his full blessing.

Then they will know that I am the Lord their God. I let the nations take my people away as prisoners. But now I will bring them back to their own land. I will not leave anyone behind.