¹⁵ After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion^(A) on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.

¹⁷ However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation.”^(A)

This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁷ At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.^(A)