"You will bringthem and plantthem in the mountainof Your inheritance,The place,O LORD,which You have madefor Your dwelling,The sanctuary,O Lord,which Your handshave established.
"I will also appointa placefor My peopleIsraeland will plantthem, that they may livein their own placeand not be disturbedagain,norwill the wickedafflictthem anymoreas formerly,
"I have surelybuiltYou a loftyhouse,A placefor Your dwellingforever."
JudahbecameHis sanctuary,Israel,His dominion.
"But as for Me, I have installedMy KingUpon Zion,My holymountain."
You with Your own handdroveout the nations;Then You plantedthem; You afflictedthe peoples,Then You spreadthem abroad.
Whydo you lookwith envy,O mountainswith [many] peaks,At the mountainwhich Godhas desiredfor His abode?Surelythe LORDwill dwell[there] forever.
His tabernacleis in Salem;His dwellingplacealso is in Zion.
Even the shootwhichYour righthandhas planted,And on the sonwhom You have strengthenedfor Yourself.
You removeda vinefrom Egypt;You droveout the nationsand plantedit.
"In Your lovingkindnessYou have ledthe peoplewhomYou have redeemed;In Your strengthYou have guided[them] to Your holyhabitation.
"Behold,I am going to sendan angelbeforeyou to guardyou along the wayand to bringyou into the placewhichI have prepared.
"Let them constructa sanctuaryfor Me, that I may dwellamongthem.
"But gonow,leadthe peoplewhereI toldyou. Behold,My angelshall gobeforeyou; nevertheless in the daywhen I punish,I will punishthem for their sin."
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Once againthey will speakthiswordin the landof Judahand in its citieswhen I restoretheir fortunes,'The LORDblessyou, O abodeof righteousness,O holyhill!'
"I will rejoiceoverthem to dothem goodand will faithfullyplantthem in thislandwith allMy heartand with allMy soul.
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them; it will be an everlastingcovenantwith them. And I will placethem and multiplythem, and will setMy sanctuaryin their midstforever.
"And the nationswill knowthat I am the LORDwho sanctifiesIsrael,when My sanctuaryis in their midstforever."'"
"They will callpeoples[to] the mountain;Therethey will offerrighteoussacrifices;For they will drawout the abundanceof the seas,And the hiddentreasuresof the sand."
If,however,the landof your possessionis unclean,then crossinto the landof the possessionof the LORD,wherethe LORD'Stabernaclestands,and takepossessionamongus. Only do not rebelagainst the LORD,or rebelagainstus by buildingan altarfor yourselves, besidesthe altarof the LORDour God.
