⁶ I have cut off nations;

their corner towers are destroyed.

I have laid waste their streets,

with no one to pass through.

Their cities lie devastated,

without a person, without an inhabitant.

⁷ I thought: You will certainly fear Me

and accept correction.

Then her dwelling place^[d]

would not be cut off

based on all that I had allocated to her.

However, they became more corrupt

in all their actions.

⁸ Therefore, wait for Me—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

until the day I rise up for plunder.^[e]

For My decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

in order to pour out My indignation on them,

all My burning anger;

for the whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of My jealousy.

Final Restoration Promised

⁹ For I will then restore

pure speech to the peoples

so that all of them may call

on the name of Yahweh

and serve Him with a single purpose.^[f]

¹⁰ From beyond the rivers of Cush

My supplicants, My dispersed people,

will bring an offering to Me.

¹¹ On that day you^[g] will not be put to shame

because of everything you have done

in rebelling against Me.

For then I will remove

your proud, arrogant people from among you,

and you will never again be haughty

on My holy mountain.

¹² I will leave

a meek and humble people among you,

and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

¹³ The remnant of Israel will no longer

do wrong or tell lies;

a deceitful tongue will not be found

in their mouths.

But they will pasture and lie down,

with nothing to make them afraid.