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The Future Glory of Zion
“Sing, barren woman,
you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,
you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
than of her who has a husband,”
says the Lord.
“Sing, barren woman,
you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,
you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
than of her who has a husband,”
says the Lord.
Future Glory for Jerusalem
“Sing, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,
you who have never been in labor.
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband,”
says the LORD.
“Sing, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,
you who have never been in labor.
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband,”
says the LORD.
“Enlarge the place of your tent,
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.
“Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your descendants will dispossess nations
and settle in their desolate cities.
your descendants will dispossess nations
and settle in their desolate cities.
For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.
“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.
Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth
and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth
and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.
Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.
For your Maker is your husband —
the Lord Almighty is his name —
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.
the Lord Almighty is his name —
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.
For your Creator will be your husband;
the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
the God of all the earth.
the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
the God of all the earth.
The Lord will call you back
as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit —
a wife who married young,
only to be rejected,” says your God.
as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit —
a wife who married young,
only to be rejected,” says your God.
For the LORD has called you back from your grief —
as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,”
says your God.
as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,”
says your God.
“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will take you back.
but with great compassion I will take you back.
In a surge of anger
I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.
I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.
In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while.
But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the LORD, your Redeemer.
But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the LORD, your Redeemer.
“To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
“Just as I swore in the time of Noah
that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and punish you.
that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and punish you.
Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
“O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
All your children will be taught by the Lord,
and great will be their peace.
and great will be their peace.
I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
and they will enjoy great peace.
In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
You will be secure under a government that is just and fair.
Your enemies will stay far away.
You will live in peace,
and terror will not come near.
Your enemies will stay far away.
You will live in peace,
and terror will not come near.
If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
“See, it is I who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
“I have created the blacksmith
who fans the coals beneath the forge
and makes the weapons of destruction.
And I have created the armies that destroy.
who fans the coals beneath the forge
and makes the weapons of destruction.
And I have created the armies that destroy.
no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord.
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord.
But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the LORD, have spoken!