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2.7 KiB
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135 lines
2.7 KiB
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Future Glory for Jerusalem
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# Chapter 54
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1. "Sing, O childless woman,
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you who have never given birth!
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Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,
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you who have never been in labor.
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For the desolate woman now has more children
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than the woman who lives with her husband,"
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says the LORD.
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2. "Enlarge your house; build an addition.
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Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
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3. For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
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Your descendants will occupy other nations
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and resettle the ruined cities.
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4. "Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
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Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
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You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
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and the sorrows of widowhood.
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5. For your Creator will be your husband;
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the LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
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He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
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the God of all the earth.
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6. For the LORD has called you back from your grief--
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as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,"
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says your God.
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7. "For a brief moment I abandoned you,
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but with great compassion I will take you back.
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8. In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while.
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But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,"
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says the LORD, your Redeemer.
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9. "Just as I swore in the time of Noah
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that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
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so now I swear
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that I will never again be angry and punish you.
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10. For the mountains may move
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and the hills disappear,
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but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
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My covenant of blessing will never be broken,"
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says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
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11. "O storm-battered city,
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troubled and desolate!
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I will rebuild you with precious jewels
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and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
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12. I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
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your gates of shining gems,
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and your walls of precious stones.
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13. I will teach all your children,
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and they will enjoy great peace.
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14. You will be secure under a government that is just and fair.
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Your enemies will stay far away.
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You will live in peace,
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and terror will not come near.
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15. If any nation comes to fight you,
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it is not because I sent them.
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Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
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16. "I have created the blacksmith
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who fans the coals beneath the forge
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and makes the weapons of destruction.
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And I have created the armies that destroy.
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17. But in that coming day
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no weapon turned against you will succeed.
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You will silence every voice
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raised up to accuse you.
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These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
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their vindication will come from me.
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I, the LORD, have spoken!
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