Fieldswill be boughtin thislandof whichyou say,"It is a desolation,withoutmanor beast;it is giveninto the handof the Chaldeans."
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Housesand fieldsand vineyardswill againbe boughtin thisland."'
You have saidto me, O LordGOD,"Buyfor yourself the fieldwith moneyand callin witnesses"--although the cityis giveninto the handof the Chaldeans.'"
"Nowthereforethussaysthe LORDGodof Israelconcerningthiscityof whichyou say,It is giveninto the handof the kingof Babylonby sword,by famineand by pestilence.'
"Thussaysthe LORD,'Yetagainthere will be heardin thisplace,of whichyou say,"It is a waste,withoutmanand withoutbeast,"[that is], in the citiesof Judahand in the streetsof Jerusalemthat are desolate,withoutmanand withoutinhabitantand withoutbeast,
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'There will againbe in thisplacewhich is waste,withoutmanor beast,and in allits cities,a habitationof shepherdswho resttheir flocks.
"They will livein it securely;and they will buildhouses,plantvineyardsand livesecurelywhen I executejudgmentsupon allwho scornthem roundaboutthem. Then they will knowthat I am the LORDtheir God."'"
