1Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2“I, Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people say they belong to, am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.
3I want you to know that some day I will free my people, the people of Israel and Judah, from being slaves in Babylon. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.”
4Yahweh gave to me another message concerning the people of Israel and Judah.
5This is what he said:
6But think about this:
7Terrible things will soon happen;
8The Commander of the armies of angels says this:
9My people will again serve me, Yahweh, their God,
10So, you people of Israel who serve me,
11I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you;
12Yahweh also says this:
13There is no one to help you,
14All your allies [MET] have deserted you
15Because that is true, why do you protest about my punishing you,
16But some day all those who are trying to destroy you will be destroyed;
17Everyone says that you are ◄outcasts/people that they no longer associate with►,
18This is what Yahweh says:
19People will again sing joyfully to thank me,
20Their children will prosper like they did before.
21One of their own people will be their king,
22You Israeli people will be my people,
23Yahweh will punish [MTY] your enemies;
24He will not stop being angry