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Sing aloud, O thou barren, who didst not give birth; burst forth into singing aloud, and exult, thou that didst not travail; for more are the sons of the desolate than the sons of her that is married, says Jehovah.
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Enlarge the place of thy tent; and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; keep not back; lengthen thy cords, and make firm thy pegs;
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for on the right hand, and on the left, thou shalt break forth; and thy seed shall possess the nations, and they shall cause the desolated cities to be dwelt in.
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Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed; and be not humiliated for thou shalt not be brought to reproach; for thou shalt forget the shame of thine adolescence, and the reproach of thy widowhood thou shalt remember no more.
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For thy Husband is thy Maker; Jehovah of Armies is His name; and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; the God of all the earth shall He be called.
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For as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit has Jehovah called thee; and as a wife of youth, when thou wast rejected, says thy God.
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For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great compassions will I gather thee.
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In an inundation of rage I hid My face for a moment from thee; but with eternal mercy will I have compassion on thee, says thy Redeemer Jehovah.
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For the waters of Noah, this is for Me, that I promised that the waters of Noah should no more pass over the earth; so have I promised that I will not be enraged against thee, nor rebuke thee.
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For the mountains shall depart, and the hills shall be moved; but My mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of My peace shall not be moved, says Jehovah who has compassion on thee.
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O thou afflicted, tossed by a tempest, not comforted, behold, I will lay down thy stones with stibium, and will found thee with sapphires.
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And I will set thy windows of pyrope, and thy gates of stones of carbuncle; and all thy borders with stones of delight:
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and all thy sons shall be taught by Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy sons.
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In justice thou shalt be established; thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear, and far from dismay, for it shall not come near to thee.
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Behold, leaguing together they league together with nothing from Me; whoever leagues together against thee shall fall on account of thee.
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Behold, I have created the craftsman who blows the charcoal in the fire, and brings forth a vessel for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.
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Every weapon formed against thee shall not prosper; and every tongue that rises up against thee for the judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah; and their justice is from Me, says Jehovah.
