For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree {are} the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. {shall long...: Heb. shall make them continue long, or, shall wear out}

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put {him} to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see {his} seed, he shall prolong {his} days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. {thou...: or, his soul shall make an offering}

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

What shall {one} then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. {trust...: or, betake themselves unto it}

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

And {they of} Ephraim shall be like a mighty {man}, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see {it}, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. {submitted...: or, yielded feigned obedience: Heb. lied}

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, {then} the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.