For thus says the LORD of hosts: Just as I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath, so I have purposed in these days to do good to Zion and Jerusalem. This verse establishes divine consistency in covenant administration—the same God who justly punished now graciously restores according to His sovereign purpose. The parallel construction emphasizes that divine blessing follows the same absolute authority as divine judgment, both expressions of covenant faithfulness. This verse grounds restoration hope in God's immutable character and eternal purpose.

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