²⁰ I will drive the northerner far from you
and banish him to a dry and desolate land,
his front ranks into the Dead Sea,
and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea.
His stench will rise;
yes, his rotten smell will rise,
for he has done astonishing things.

²¹ Don’t be afraid, land;
rejoice and be glad,
for the Lord has done astonishing things.
²² Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.
²³ Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad
in the Lord your God,
because he gives you the autumn rain^[a]
for your vindication.^[b]
He sends showers for you,
both autumn and spring rain as before.
²⁴ The threshing floors will be full of grain,
and the vats will overflow
with new wine and fresh oil.

²⁵ I will repay you for the years
that the swarming locust ate,
the young locust, the destroying locust,
and the devouring locust—
my great army that I sent against you.
²⁶ You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied.
You will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you.
My people will never again be put to shame.
²⁷ You will know that I am present in Israel
and that I am the Lord your God,
and there is no other.
My people will never again be put to shame.

¹³ Look, the days are coming—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when the plowman will overtake the reaper
and the one who treads grapes,
the sower of seed.
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.
¹⁴ I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel.^[a]
They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
make gardens and eat their produce.
¹⁵ I will plant them on their land,
and they will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them.
The Lord your God has spoken.