Jeremiah 50:5

The eschatological vision of Israel and Judah returning together — 'they shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten' — presents Babylon's fall as the occasion for the restoration of the divided kingdom under a renewed covenant. The phrase 'everlasting covenant' (berit olam) connects the promised restoration to the new covenant language of Jeremiah 31-33 and the Abrahamic covenant, presenting the return as not merely a geographical restoration but a covenantal renewal with permanent effect. The image of 'faces turned toward' Zion (paneihem) presents the returning exiles as oriented toward the divine presence (compare the priestly blessing where God 'turns his face' toward the blessed) — the restoration is a restoration of relationship as much as location. The verse stands within Jeremiah 50-51's oracle against Babylon and contributes to the prophetic theology of exile as temporary judgment within a permanent covenant.