“At that time,”
says the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
The LORD says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel.
You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.