A New Start

And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the LORD.

The bitter punishment of the nation of Israel had been realized. What was once a radiant light shining from the hill was now nothing more than a flickering glow hidden underneath the ruin of the once-mighty Jerusalem. The “gods” which Israel had chosen to protect them had failed miserably, while the true GOD was preparing to heal the wound of HIS fallen people.