“Says Yahweh.
‘In those days,
At that time,
The people of Israel
Shall come together
With the people of Judah.
They shall come
Weeping.
They shall seek
Yahweh,
Their God.
They shall ask
The way to Zion,
With faces turned
Toward it.
They shall join themselves
To Yahweh
By an everlasting covenant
That will never be forgotten.’”
Clearly this is a future time, when both the Israelites and Judeans would return to Zion together, not separately. They would come weeping as they sought Yahweh, their God. They would want to know the way to Jerusalem while facing towards Zion. At the same time, they would join themselves to Yahweh with an everlasting covenant that would never be forgotten. There was always a lot of talk of an unforgettable covenant, and then a little forgetfulness would happen.
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