1. Sing, O barren, you who did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not labor in childbirth: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the LORD.
2. Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes;
3. For you shall break forth on the right hand and on the left; and your descendents shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4. Fear not, for you shall not be ashamed; neither be perplexed, for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood any more.
5. For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
6. For the LORD has called you like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were refused, says your God.
7. For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.
8. In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says the LORD your Redeemer.
9. For this is as the waters of Noah to 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 angry with you, nor rebuke you.
10. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the LORD who has mercy on you.
11. O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12. And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.
13. And all your children shall be taught by the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children.
14. In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression; for you shall not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near you.
15. Behold, they shall surely assemble together, but not by me: whoever shall assemble together against you shall fall for your sake.
16. Behold, I have created the blacksmith that blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the plunderer to destroy.
17. No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from me, says the LORD.
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