"As I have watchedoverthem to pluckup, to breakdown,to overthrow,to destroyand to bringdisaster,soI will watchoverthem to buildand to plant,"declaresthe LORD.
"Ohthat I were as in monthsgoneby, As in the dayswhen Godwatchedover me;
For the LORDhas builtup Zion;He has appearedin His glory.
The LORDbuildsup Jerusalem;He gathersthe outcastsof Israel.
For Godwill saveZionand buildthe citiesof Judah,That they may dwellthereand possessit.
"See,I have appointedyou thisdayoverthe nationsand overthe kingdoms,To pluckup and to breakdown,To destroyand to overthrow,To buildand to plant."
Then the LORDsaidto me, "You have seenwell,for I am watchingoverMy wordto performit."
For I will setMy eyeson them for good,and I will bringthem againto thisland;and I will buildthem up and not overthrowthem, and I will plantthem and not pluckthem up.
"I will rejoiceoverthem to dothem goodand will faithfullyplantthem in thislandwith allMy heartand with allMy soul.
"For thussaysthe LORD,Justas I broughtallthisgreatdisasteron thispeople,soI am going to bringon them allthe goodthat I am promisingthem.
Ifyou will indeedstayin thisland,then I will buildyou up and not tearyou down,and I will plantyou and not uprootyou; for I will relentconcerningthe calamitythat I have inflictedon you.
Behold,I am watchingoverthem for harmand not for good,and allthe menof Judahwhoare in the landof Egyptwill meettheir endby the swordand by famineuntilthey are completelygone.
"Thusyou are to sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,whatI have builtI am about to teardown,and whatI have plantedI am about to uproot,that is, the wholeland."
But it was pluckedup in fury;It was castdownto the ground;And the eastwinddriedup its fruit.Its strongbranchwas tornoffSo that it withered;The fireconsumedit.
I will multiplymenon you, allthe houseof Israel,allof it; and the citieswill be inhabitedand the wasteplaceswill be rebuilt.
"Therefore the LORDhas keptthe calamityin storeand broughtit on us; for the LORDour Godis righteouswith respectto allHis deedswhichHe has done,but we have not obeyedHis voice.
"So you are to knowand discern[that] from the issuingof a decreeto restoreand rebuildJerusalemuntilMessiahthe Prince[there will be] sevenweeksand sixty-twoweeks;it will be builtagain,with plazaand moat,even in timesof distress.
"In that dayI will raiseup the fallenboothof David,And wallup its breaches;I will also raiseup its ruinsAnd rebuildit as in the daysof old;
"Also I will restorethe captivityof My peopleIsrael,And they will rebuildthe ruinedcitiesand live[in them]; They will also plantvineyardsand drinktheir wine,And makegardensand eattheir fruit.
"For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Justas I purposedto doharmto you when your fathersprovokedMe to wrath,'saysthe LORDof hosts,and I have not relented,
soI have againpurposedin thesedaysto dogoodto Jerusalemand to the houseof Judah.Do not fear!
AFTERTHESE THINGSI will return,AND I WILL REBUILDTHE TABERNACLEOF DAVIDWHICH HAS FALLEN,AND I WILL REBUILDITS RUINS,AND I WILL RESTOREIT,
"Then the LORDyour Godwill prosperyou abundantlyin allthe workof your hand,in the offspringof your bodyand in the offspringof your cattleand in the produceof your ground,for the LORDwill againrejoiceoveryou for good,justas He rejoicedoveryour fathers;
