Jeremiah 3:16-19
3:16 In those days, your population will greatly increase
in the land. At that time,” says the
Lord, “people will no longer talk about having the ark
that contains the
Lord’s covenant with us.
They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more!
3:17 At that time the city of Jerusalem
will be called the
Lord’s throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the
Lord’s name.
They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.
3:18 At that time
the nation of Judah and the nation of Israel will be reunited.
Together they will come back from a land in the north to the land that I gave to your ancestors as a permanent possession. ”
3:19 “I thought to myself,
‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son!
What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’
I thought you would call me, ‘Father’
and would never cease being loyal to me.