On that day’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘and make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you.’ This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Violence will never again be heard of in your land; devastation and destruction will be gone from your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your city gates Praise.
Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames – an almighty flame!
Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, , so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
‘As I live’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘though you, Coniah , son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would tear you from it.