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Isaiah 54

The Fertility of Zion

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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.

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aEnlarge the place of your tent;  1Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your  bcords And strengthen your  bpegs.

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"For you will  aspread abroad to the right and to the left. And your  1descendants will  bpossess nations And will  cresettle the desolate cities.

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"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.

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"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.

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"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.

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1For a  abrief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will  bgather you.

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"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.

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"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.

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"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.

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"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.

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"Moreover, I will make your battlements of  1rubies, And your gates of  2crystal, And your entire  3wall of precious stones.

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aAll your sons will be  1taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be  bgreat.

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"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.

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"If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.  aWhoever assails you will fall because of you.

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"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.

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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.



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