Psalms 48:11-13

11Let Mount aZion be glad!
Let bthe daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13consider well her cramparts,
go through her citadels,
dthat you may tell the next generation

Jeremiah 33:10-11

10Thus says the Lord: In this place eof which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again 11 fthe voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring gthank offerings to the house of the Lord:

h“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’
iFor I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 36:35-36

35And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like jthe garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36Then kthe nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and lreplanted that which was desolate. mI am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.

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