¹¹ But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, ¹² ‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground its yield, and the skies^[a] will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things. ¹³ And it will come about that just as you, both Judah and Israel, were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong.’