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Chapter 54
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Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth
into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail
with child: for more are the children of the desolate
than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. |
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Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch
forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen
thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; |
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For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on
the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and
make the desolate cities to be inhabited. |
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Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be
thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame:
for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt
not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. |
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For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is
his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The
God of the whole earth shall he be called. |
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For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and
grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast
refused, saith thy God. |
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For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great
mercies will I gather thee. |
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In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;
but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,
saith the LORD thy Redeemer. |
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For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I
have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go
over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke thee. |
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For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed;
but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall
the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that
hath mercy on thee. |
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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and
lay thy foundations with sapphires. |
12
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And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates
of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. |
13
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And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and
great shall be the peace of thy children. |
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In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt
be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and
from terror; for it shall not come near thee. |
15
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Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not
by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall
fall for thy sake. |
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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals
in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for
his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. |
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No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;
and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment
thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants
of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith
the LORD. |
