The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts; I myself am going. This depiction of voluntary, enthusiastic pilgrimage shows that the nations' movement toward Jerusalem arises from genuine desire to encounter God rather than compulsion. The intimate prayer ("entreat the favor of the LORD") suggests that God's redemptive work in Jerusalem will generate authentic spiritual longing among all peoples. This verse emphasizes that redemption culminates in transformed human hearts oriented toward God.

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