Yahweh promised to prosper them again

18 But Yahweh showed that he was concerned about his people

and that he would act mercifully toward them.

19 When the people prayed,

Yahweh answered and said,

“I will give you plenty of grain and wine and olive oil,

and you will be satisfied.

And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.

20 Another army of locusts will come from the north to attack you,

but I will force them to continue past Jerusalem

into the desert.

Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east

and some will go into the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

There they will all die, and their bodies will stink.”

Yahweh does great things!

21 He does wonderful things!

So even the ground should rejoice!

22 And the wild animals should not be afraid,

because the meadows will soon become green again;

the fig trees and other trees will be full of fruit,

and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.

23 You people of Jerusalem,

rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, will be doing for you.

He will send abundant rain at the ◄right time/time when it is needed►—

◄in the spring/early in the year► and ◄in the autumn/late in the year►

like he did previously.

24 The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain,

and your vats where you store grape juice and olive oil will be full.

25 Yahweh said, “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts

that I sent to attack you.

26 You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full.

Then you will praise me [MTY], Yahweh, your God,

for the wonderful things that I have done for you.

And never again will you be disgraced.

27 When that happens, you will know that I am always among you,

and that I am Yahweh, your God,

and that there is no other God.

Never again will you be disgraced.”