Jer 33:12 | NET2full | STEP | “I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies , say : ‘ This place will indeed lie in ruins . There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep .

‏ Jeremiah 33:12

12 “I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, say: ^{▼▼tn Heb “Thus says Yahweh of Armies.” For the explanation for the first person introduction see the translator’s notes on 33:2, 10. Verses 4, 10, and 12 introduce three oracles, all fulfilling the Lord’s promise to Jeremiah to show him “great and mysterious things that you still do not know about” (33:2).} ‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep.