But nowI will not treat the remnantof thispeopleas in the formerdays,'declaresthe LORDof hosts.
He will not alwaysstrive[with us], Norwill He keep[His anger] forever.
Then the jealousyof Ephraimwill depart,And those who harassJudahwill be cutoff;Ephraimwill not be jealousof Judah,And Judahwill not harassEphraim.
Then you will sayon that day,"I will givethanksto You, O LORD;For although You were angrywith me, Your angeris turnedaway,And You comfortme.
But now,do considerfrom thisdayonward:beforeone stonewas placedon anotherin the templeof the LORD,
Is the seedstillin the barn?Evenincludingthe vine,the figtree,the pomegranateand the olivetree,it has not borne[fruit]. Yet from thisdayon I will bless[you].'"
