But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the Lord of hosts.
He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger for ever.
The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for though thou wast angry with me, thy anger turned away, and thou didst comfort me.
Pray now, consider what will come to pass from this day onward. Before a stone was placed upon a stone in the temple of the Lord,
Is the seed yet in the barn? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still yield nothing? From this day on I will bless you.”