" aShout for joy
, O barren
one
, you who have borne
no
child; Break
forth
into joyful
shouting
and cry
aloud
, you who have not travailed
; For the sons
of the bdesolate
one will be cmore
numerous
Than
the sons
of the married
woman," says
the LORD
.
" aEnlarge the place
of your tent
; 1Stretch
out the curtains
of your dwellings
, spare
not; Lengthen
your bcords
And strengthen
your bpegs
.
"For you will aspread abroad
to the right
and to the left
. And your 1descendants
will bpossess
nations
And will cresettle
the desolate
cities
.
"Fear not, for you will anot be put
to shame
; And do not feel
humiliated
, for you will not be disgraced
; But you will forget
the bshame
of your youth
, And the creproach
of your widowhood
you will remember
no
more
.
"For your ahusband is your Maker
, Whose name
is the LORD
of hosts
; And your bRedeemer
is the Holy
One
of Israel
, Who is called
the cGod
of all
the earth
.
"For the LORD has called
you, Like a wife
aforsaken
and grieved
in spirit
, Even like a wife
of one's youth
when
she is rejected
," Says
your God
.
" 1For a abrief moment
I forsook
you, But with great
compassion
I will bgather
you.
"In an 1 aoutburst of anger
I hid
My face
from you for a moment
, But with everlasting
blovingkindness
I will chave
compassion
on you," Says
the LORD
your dRedeemer
.
"For 1this is like the days
of Noah
to Me, When
I swore
that the waters
of Noah
Would anot 2flood
the earth
again
; So
I have sworn
that I will bnot be angry
with you Nor
will I rebuke
you.
"For the amountains may be removed
and the hills
may shake
, But My lovingkindness
will not be removed
from you, And My bcovenant
of peace
will not be shaken
," Says
cthe LORD
who has
compassion
on you.
"O aafflicted one
, storm-tossed
, and bnot comforted
, Behold
, I will set
your stones
in antimony
, And your foundations
I will clay
in 1 dsapphires
.
"Moreover, I will make your battlements
of 1rubies
, And your gates
of 2crystal
, And your entire
3wall
of precious
stones
.
" aAll your sons
will be 1taught
of the LORD
; And the well-being
of your sons
will be bgreat
.
"In arighteousness you will be established
; You will be far
from boppression
, for you will cnot fear
; And from dterror
, for it will not come
near
you.
"If anyone fiercely
assails
you it will not be from Me. aWhoever
assails
you will fall
because
of you.
"Behold, I Myself
have created
the smith
who blows
the fire
of coals
And brings
out a weapon
for its work
; And I have created
the destroyer
to ruin
.
" aNo weapon
that is formed
against
you will prosper
; And bevery
tongue
that 1accuses
you in judgment
you will condemn
. This
is the heritage
of the servants
of the LORD
, And their cvindication
is from Me," declares
the LORD
.