And the sonsof Judahand the sonsof Israelwill be gatheredtogether,And they will appointfor themselves oneleader,And they will goup from the land,For greatwill be the dayof Jezreel.
Your peoplewill volunteerfreelyin the dayof Your power;In holyarray,from the wombof the dawn,Your youthare to You [as] the dew.
Their leadershall be one of them, And their rulershall comeforthfrom their midst;And I will bringhim nearand he shall approachMe; For whowould dareto riskhis lifeto approachMe?' declaresthe LORD.
For behold,daysare coming,'declaresthe LORD,when I will restorethe fortunesof My peopleIsraeland Judah.'The LORDsays,I will also bringthem backto the landthat I gaveto their forefathersand they shall possessit.'"
Alas!for that dayis great,Thereis nonelikeit; And it is the timeof Jacob'sdistress,But he will be savedfrom it.
"But thisis the covenantwhichI will makewith the houseof Israelafterthosedays,"declaresthe LORD,"I will putMy lawwithinthem and on their heartI will writeit; and I will be their God,and they shall be My people.
"Behold,I will gatherthem out of allthe landsto whichI have driventhem in My anger,in My wrathand in greatindignation;and I will bringthem backto thisplaceand make them dwellin safety.
And I will bringIsraelbackto his pastureand he will grazeon Carmeland Bashan,and his desirewill be satisfiedin the hillcountryof Ephraimand Gilead.
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"NowI will restorethe fortunesof Jacoband havemercyon the wholehouseof Israel;and I will be jealousfor My holyname.
Sayto your brothers,"Ammi,"and to your sisters,"Ruhamah."
Afterwardthe sonsof Israelwill returnand seekthe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king;and they will cometremblingto the LORDand to His goodnessin the lastdays.
For iftheir rejectionis the reconciliationof the world,whatwill [their] acceptancebe but lifefrom the dead?
