With one accord the chastened and penitent of Israel and Judah were at last to renew their covenant relationship with Jehovah of hosts, the God of their fathers; and of Him they were to declare: "He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, And hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion. 98 "When He uttereth His voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens. And He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of His treasures. "Every man is brutish in his knowledge: Every founder is confounded by the graven image: For his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. "They are vanity, and the work of errors: In the time of their visitation they shall perish. The portion of Jacob is not like them: "For He is the former of all things; And Israel is the rod of His inheritance: The Lord of hosts is His name." Verses 12-16.

Når israelitterne og judæerne var blevet straffet og havde angret, ville de til sidst enstemmigt forny deres pagt med Hærskarers Herre, deres fædres Gud, og udbryde: