Sing, O barren
, thou that didst not bear
; break forth
into singing
, and cry aloud
, thou that didst not travail with child
: for more
are the children
of the desolate
than the children
of the married wife
, saith
the LORD
.
Enlarge the place
of thy tent
, and let them stretch forth
the curtains
of thine habitations
: spare
not, lengthen
thy cords
, and strengthen
thy stakes
;
For thou shalt break forth on the right hand
and on the left
; and thy seed
shall inherit
the Gentiles
, and make the desolate
cities
to be inhabited
.
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed
: neither be thou confounded
; for thou shalt not be put to shame
: for thou shalt forget
the shame
of thy youth
, and shalt not remember
the reproach
of thy widowhood
any more.
For thy Maker is thine husband
; the LORD
of hosts
is his name
; and thy Redeemer
the Holy One
of Israel
; The God
of the whole earth
shall he be called
.
For the LORD hath called
thee as a woman
forsaken
and grieved
in spirit
, and a wife
of youth
, when thou wast refused
, saith
thy God
.
For a small moment
have I forsaken
thee; but with great
mercies
will I gather
thee.
In a little wrath
I hid
my face
from thee for a moment
; but with everlasting
kindness
will I have mercy
on thee, saith
the LORD
thy Redeemer
.
For this is as the waters of Noah
unto me: for as I have sworn
that the waters
of Noah
should no more go over
the earth
; so have I sworn
that I would not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke
thee.
For the mountains shall depart
, and the hills
be removed
; but my kindness
shall not depart
from thee, neither shall the covenant
of my peace
be removed
, saith
the LORD
that hath mercy
on thee.
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest
, and not comforted
, behold, I will lay
thy stones
with fair colours
, and lay thy foundations
with sapphires
.
And I will make thy windows
of agates
, and thy gates
of carbuncles
, and all thy borders
of pleasant
stones
.
And all thy children shall be taught
of the LORD
; and great
shall be the peace
of thy children
.
In righteousness shalt thou be established
: thou shalt be far
from oppression
; for thou shalt not fear
: and from terror
; for it shall not come near
thee.
Behold, they shall surely gather together
, but not
by me: whosoever
shall gather together
against thee shall fall
for thy sake.
Behold, I have created the smith
that bloweth
the coals
in the fire
, and that bringeth forth
an instrument
for his work
; and I have created
the waster
to destroy
.
No weapon that is formed
against thee shall prosper
; and every tongue
that shall rise
against thee in judgment
thou shalt condemn
. This is the heritage
of the servants
of the LORD
, and their righteousness
is of me, saith
the LORD
.