2. “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name:
3. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
4. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and against the sword:
5. They are coming in to fight against the Chaldeans and to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I shall strike down in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their evil.
6. Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
7. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first.
8. I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.