The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth month, the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month shall become times of joy and gladness and cheerful festivals to the house of Judah. This listing of the four memorial fasts (commemorating stages of Jerusalem's destruction) promises their transformation into seasons of celebration, signifying that grief over judgment gives way to joy in restoration. Each fast, previously marking catastrophe, will be reinterpreted through the lens of redemptive triumph. This verse suggests that even the memory of judgment will be sanctified through God's redemptive acts.

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