28 Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
    for I am with you,”(A) declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy(B) all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”

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16 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary(A) for them in the countries where they have gone.’

17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’(B)

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“Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord
    are on the sinful kingdom.
I will destroy(A) it
    from the face of the earth.
Yet I will not totally destroy
    the descendants of Jacob,”
declares the Lord.(B)
“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain(C) is shaken in a sieve,(D)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.(E)

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