¹⁰ “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a ^(A)waste, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ^(B)desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, ¹¹ the voice of ^(C)joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,

and of those who bring a ^(E)thank offering into the house of Yahweh. For I will ^[a]return the ^[b]fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says Yahweh.

¹² “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, ^(F)without man or beast, and in all its cities, ^[c]an abode of shepherds who cause their ^(G)flocks to lie down.