1. ‘At that time,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.’
2. This is what the Lord says:‘The people who survive the swordwill find favour in the wilderness;I will come to give rest to Israel.’
3. The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:‘I have loved you with an everlasting love;I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.