I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people.

我必使以色列全家的人数在你上面增多，城邑有人居住，荒场再被建造。

我要使以色列全家在你们那里人数增多，城镇有人居住，废墟重新建造。

我要使以色列全家在你们那里人数增多，城镇有人居住，废墟重新建造。

我要增加居住在你们那里的以色列人，使城邑有人居住，废墟得以重建。

我要使以色列全家的人数在你们上面增多；城市有人居住，废墟可以重建。

我必使以色列全家的人數在你上面增多，城邑有人居住，荒場再被建造。

我要使以色列全家在你們那裏人數增多，城鎮有人居住，廢墟重新建造。

我要使以色列全家在你們那裏人數增多，城鎮有人居住，廢墟重新建造。

我要增加居住在你們那裡的以色列人，使城邑有人居住，廢墟得以重建。

我要使以色列全家的人數在你們上面增多；城市有人居住，廢墟可以重建。

我必使人數增多在你上頭，以色列全家都增多；那麼城市就有人居住，荒廢之處就被重建起來。

我必使以色列家、生齒繁衍於爾上、邑有居民、荒墟復建、

在斯山岡、我必使以色列全家、生齒繁衍、不可勝數、諸邑雖遭傾圮、必復建造、

在爾斯山岡、我必使以色列全族蕃衍、諸邑必復有居民、傾圮之所、必復建造、諸邑必復有居民傾圮之所必復建造或作傾圮之邑必復建造復有居民

and I will cause many people to live on you— yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

I will cause many people to live in Israel. The towns will no longer be empty. Their broken- down houses will be rebuilt.

And I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt.

I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

And I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.

I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded;

I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel,[ even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

I will multiply your people– the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be populated and the ruins rebuilt.

I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it. The cities will be inhabited, and the waste places will be built.

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt.

The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with fruit!

“ The day is coming,” says the Lord,“ when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah.In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken!

There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; I will honor them, not despise them.

“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: This land— though it is now desolate and has no people and animals— will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks.

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am ready to hear Israel’s prayers and to increase their numbers like a flock.

The Lord will comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.

Soon your descendants will come back, and all who are trying to destroy you will go away.Look around you and see, for all your children will come back to you. As surely as I live,” says the Lord,“ they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.“ Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land will soon be crowded with your people. Your enemies who enslaved you will be far away.The generations born in exile will return and say,‘ We need more room! It’s crowded here!’Then you will think to yourself,‘ Who has given me all these descendants? For most of my children were killed, and the rest were carried away into exile. I was left here all alone. Where did all these people come from? Who bore these children? Who raised them for me?’”This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“ See, I will give a signal to the godless nations. They will carry your little sons back to you in their arms; they will bring your daughters on their shoulders.Kings and queens will serve you and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”

Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the Lord has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.

I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine.

“ And now the Lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares.And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play.“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God’s people. But is it impossible for me? says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“ When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.I am doing this so all who see this miracle will understand what it means— that it is the Lord who has done this, the Holy One of Israel who created it.“ Present the case for your idols,” says the Lord.“ Let them show what they can do,” says the King of Israel.“ Let them try to tell us what happened long ago so that we may consider the evidence. Or let them tell us what the future holds, so we can know what’s going to happen.Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead. Then we will know you are gods. In fact, do anything— good or bad! Do something that will amaze and frighten us.

“ Listen to this message from the Lord, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The Lord, who scattered his people, will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock.For the Lord has redeemed Israel from those too strong for them.They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts— the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.The young women will dance for joy, and the men— old and young— will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restorer of homes.

They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations.