The LORD their God will save them at that time as his very own flock of people, because they are his crown jewels, exalted throughout his land.

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the virgins.

"Ask the LORD for rain in the spring the LORD who fashions lightning thunderstorms, giving rain showers to mankind along with grain in the fields.

"At that time, I will make the leaders of Judah like a brazier filled with blazing wood, or like a torch setting fire to harvested grain. They will devour all the invading armies, both on the right hand and on the left. As a result, Jerusalem will again be inhabited in its rightful place as the real Jerusalem.'"