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104 lines
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Future Glory for Israel
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# Chapter 54
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1. "Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;
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burst into song and shout,
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you who have not been in labor!
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For the children of the desolate one will be more
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than the children of the married woman,"
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says
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the Lord.
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2. "Enlarge the site of your tent,
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and let your tent curtains be stretched out;
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do not hold back;
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lengthen your ropes,
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and drive your pegs deep.
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3. For you will spread out to the right and to the left,
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and your descendants will dispossess nations
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and inhabit the desolate cities.
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4. "Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;
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don't be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced.
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For you will forget the shame of your youth,
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and you will no longer remember
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the disgrace of your widowhood.
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5. Indeed, your husband is your Maker--
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his name is
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the Lord of Armies--
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and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
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he is called the God of the whole earth.
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6. For
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the Lord has called you,
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like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,
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a wife of one's youth when she is rejected,"
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says your God.
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7. "I deserted you for a brief moment,
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but I will take you back with abundant compassion.
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8. In a surge of anger
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I hid my face from you for a moment,
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but I will have compassion on you
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with everlasting love,"
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says
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the Lord your Redeemer.
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9. "For this is like the days of Noah to me:
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when I swore that the water of Noah
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would never flood the earth again,
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so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
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or rebuke you.
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10. Though the mountains move
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and the hills shake,
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my love will not be removed from you
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and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,"
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says your compassionate Lord.
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11. "Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
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I will set your stones in black mortar,
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and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.
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12. I will make your fortifications out of rubies,
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your gates out of sparkling stones,
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and all your walls out of precious stones.
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13. Then all your children will be taught by
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the Lord,
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their prosperity will be great,
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14. and you will be established
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on a foundation of righteousness.
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You will be far from oppression,
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you will certainly not be afraid;
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you will be far from terror,
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it will certainly not come near you.
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15. If anyone attacks you,
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it is not from me;
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whoever attacks you
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will fall before you.
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16. Look, I have created the craftsman
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who blows on the charcoal fire
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and produces a weapon suitable for its task;
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and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.
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17. No weapon formed against you will succeed,
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and you will refute any accusation
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raised against you in court.
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This is the heritage of
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the Lord's servants,
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and their vindication is from me."
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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