Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, &#8216;The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a means of strength to us through their God, the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all.&#8217;

And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God,<n id="1" /> in truth and righteousness.&#8217;p>

I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow!<n id="1" /> I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion,<n id="2" /> like a warrior&#8217;s sword.p>

&#8220;Many nations will join themselves to the <sc>Lordsc> on the day of salvation,<n id="1" /> and they will also be my<n id="2" /> people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.&#8221; Then you will know that the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all has sent me to you.

<p class="bodytext">So I<n id="1" /> began to shepherd the flock destined for slaughter, the most afflicted<n id="2" /> of all the flock. Then I took two staffs,<n id="3" /> calling one &#8220;Pleasantness&#8221;<n id="4" /> and the other &#8220;Binders,&#8221;<n id="5" /> and I tended the flock.