12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on ^ya day of clouds and ^zthick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples ^aand gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on ^bthe mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 ^cI will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. ^dThere they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 ^eI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, ^dand I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.

The Lord’s Covenant of Peace

25 ^s“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^tbanish wild beasts from the land, ^uso that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill ^va blessing, and ^wI will send down the showers in their season; they shall be ^xshowers of blessing. 27 ^yAnd the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, ^uand they shall be secure in their land. And ^zthey shall know that I am the Lord, when ^aI break the bars of their yoke, and ^adeliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 ⁿThey shall no more be a prey to the nations, ^tnor shall the beasts of the land devour them. ^uThey shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will provide for them ^ba renowned place for planting so that ^cthey shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer ^dsuffer the reproach of the nations. 30 And they shall know that ^qI am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. 31 And you are my sheep, ^ehuman sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”