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A Perpetual Covenant of Peace
“Sing, O barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
“Sing, O barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” 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,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And 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 shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.
And your descendants will inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.
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 fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
“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 of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
He is called the God of the whole earth.
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
He is called the God of the whole 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.
For the Lord has called you
Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
Says your God.
Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
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 mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies I will gather you.
But with great mercies I will gather you.
“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.
With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
Says the Lord, your Redeemer.
But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy 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.
“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
“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.
For the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed,
But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
And the hills be removed,
But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
Says the Lord, who has mercy 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 you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
“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 pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.
Your gates of crystal,
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 shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.
And great shall be the peace of your children.
I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
and they will enjoy great peace.
In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall 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.
Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.
Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.
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.
“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 formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says 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!