⁶ This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time,^(A) but will it seem marvelous to me?^(B)” declares the Lord Almighty.

⁷ This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.^{(C) 8} I will bring them back^(D) to live^(E) in Jerusalem; they will be my people,^(F) and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.^(G)”