24. No longer will there be a thorn that tearsor a brier that scratches for the house of IsraelFrom the surrounding neighborswho despise them;thus they shall know that I am the Lord.
25. Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and I manifest my holiness through them in the sight of the nations, then they shall live on the land I gave my servant Jacob.
26. They shall dwell on it securely, building houses and planting vineyards. They shall dwell securely while I execute judgment on all their neighbors who treated them with contempt; then they shall know that I, the Lord, am their God.