The Lord says to his people,“ You used to celebrate my appointed feasts in Jerusalem. You are sad because you can’t do that anymore. Other people make fun of you because of that. That sadness was a heavy load for you to carry. But I will remove that load from you.

那些属你、为无大会愁烦、因你担当羞辱的，我必聚集他们。

我要聚集那些因无节期而愁烦的人，他们曾远离你，是你的重担和羞辱。

我要聚集那些因无节期而愁烦的人，他们曾远离你，是你的重担和羞辱。

“我必招聚你那里因不能守节期而忧愁的人，使你不再蒙受羞辱。

“那些属你，为了切慕大会而忧愁的人，他们担当了羞辱；我必招聚他们。

那些屬你、為無大會愁煩、因你擔當羞辱的，我必聚集他們。

我要聚集那些因無節期而愁煩的人，他們曾遠離你，是你的重擔和羞辱。

我要聚集那些因無節期而愁煩的人，他們曾遠離你，是你的重擔和羞辱。

「我必招聚你那裡因不能守節期而憂愁的人，使你不再蒙受羞辱。

“那些屬你，為了切慕大會而憂愁的人，他們擔當了羞辱；我必招聚他們。

像在制定節期的日子一樣。我必撿起災禍、使它離開你；我必舉起羞辱、使它遠離你。

為大會而憂者、我將集之、彼原屬爾、以爾之辱為重負也、

爾中有人、見郇邑被辱、不能守節期、憂心戚戚、若斯之人、我必撫集之、

不得赴節筵而憂者、我必集之、彼乃屬爾者也、彼乃屬爾者也或作彼昔自爾而出彼因郇邑蒙羞、視若重擔、視若重擔或作如負重擔

“ I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals, which is a burden and reproach for you.

I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

“ I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals; you will be disgraced no more.

I will gather those who have been driven from the appointed festivals; they will be a tribute from you and a reproach on her.

I will gather those who are worried about the appointed feasts— They came from you, Zion; The disgrace of exile is a burden on them.

“ I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, Who are among you, To whom its reproach is a burden.

I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.

I will gather those who have been driven from the appointed festivals; they will be a tribute from you and a reproach on her.

I will gather[ them that are] sorrowful for the solemn assembly,[ who] are of thee,[ to whom] the reproach of it[ was] a burden.

“ As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals– I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.

I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.

I am thirsty for God. I am thirsty for the living God. When can I go and meet with him?My tears have been my food day and night. All day long people say to me,“ Where is your God?”When I remember what has happened, I tell God all my troubles. I remember how I used to walk to the house of God. The Mighty One guarded my steps. We shouted with joy and praised God as we went along with the joyful crowd.

The roads to Zion are empty. No one travels to her appointed feasts. All the public places near her gates are deserted. Her priests groan. Her young women are sad. And Zion herself weeps bitterly.

“‘ “I will take you out of the nations. I will gather you together from all the countries. I will bring you back into your own land.

The Lord’ s temple was like a garden. But he completely destroyed it. He destroyed the place where he used to meet with his people. He made Zion’s people forget their appointed feasts and Sabbath days. When he was very angry, he turned his back on king and priest alike.The Lord deserted his altar. He left his temple. He gave the walls of Jerusalem’s palaces into the hands of her enemies. They shouted loudly in the house of the Lord. You would have thought it was the day of an appointed feast.

What will you do when your appointed feasts come? What will you do on the Lord’ s special days?

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.

“ I myself will gather together those who are left alive in my flock. I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them. And I will bring them back to their own land. There my sheep will have many lambs. There will be many more of them.

I will bring them from the land of the north. I will gather them from one end of the earth to the other. Even those who are blind and those who can’t walk will be among them. Pregnant women and women having their babies will be among them also. Many of them will return.Their eyes will be filled with tears as they come. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water. I will lead them on a level path where they will not trip or fall. I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my oldest son.

At that time I will gather you together. And I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the nations on earth. I will bless you with great success again,” says the Lord.

Jerusalem’s people are suffering and wandering. They remember all the treasures they used to have. But they fell into the hands of their enemies. And no one was there to help them. Their enemies looked at them. They laughed because Jerusalem had been destroyed.

God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water.I have seen you in the sacred tent. There I have seen your power and your glory.

Lord who rules over all, how lovely is the place where you live!I can’t wait to be in the courtyards of the Lord’ s temple. I really want to be there. My whole being cries out for the living God.

Those who held us as prisoners asked us to sing. Those who enjoyed hurting us ordered us to sing joyful songs. They said,“ Sing one of the songs of Zion to us!”How can we sing the songs of the Lord while we are in another land?Jerusalem, if I forget you, may my right hand never be able to play the harp again.If I don’t remember you, may my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth so I can’t sing. May it happen if I don’t consider Jerusalem to be my greatest joy.

The people of Judah and Israel will come together again. They will appoint one leader and come up out of the land. And Jezreel’s day will be great.

Send me your light and your faithful care. Let them lead me. Let them bring me back to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

I will bring them out from among the nations. I will gather them together from other countries. I will bring them into their own land. There they will eat grass on the mountains and in the valleys. And they will eat in all the fields of Israel.