Jeremiah 32:43-44

43 aFields shall be bought in this land bof which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; cit is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44Fields shall be bought for money, and ddeeds shall be signed and esealed and fwitnessed, gin the land of Benjamin, hin the places about Jerusalem, iand in the cities of Judah, jin the cities of the hill country, kin the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for lI will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.”

Jeremiah 33:12-13

12Thus says the Lord of hosts: mIn this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be nhabitations of shepherds oresting their flocks. 13 pIn the cities of the hill country, qin the cities of the Shephelah, rand in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, sthe places about Jerusalem, tand in the cities of Judah, uflocks shall again pass under the hands vof the one who counts them, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 36:33-35

33Thus says the Lord God: On the day that wI cleanse you from all your iniquities, xI will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. 34And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. 35And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like ythe garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’

Zechariah 1:12

12Then zthe angel of the Lord said, aa‘O Lord of hosts, abhow long will you achave no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these adseventy years?’

Zechariah 1:17

17Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: aeMy cities shall again overflow with prosperity, afand the Lord will again comfort Zion and again agchoose Jerusalem.’”

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