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^1 (a)"Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
    break forth into singing and cry aloud,
    you who have not been in labor!
For the children of ^(b)the desolate one ^(c)will be more
    than the children of her who is married," says the Lord.
^2 (d)"Enlarge the place of your tent,
    and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
    and strengthen your stakes.
^3 (e)For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
    and your offspring will possess the nations
    and will people the desolate cities.

⁴ "Fear not, ^(f)for you will not be ashamed;
    be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
    and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
^5 (g)For your Maker is your husband,
    the Lord of hosts is his name;
^(h)and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
    ⁽ⁱ⁾the God of the whole earth he is called.
^6 (j)For the Lord has called you
    like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
    says your God.
^7 (k)For a brief moment I deserted you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.
^8 (l)In overflowing anger for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
^(m)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,"
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.

⁹ "This is like ⁽ⁿ⁾the days of Noah^[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.
¹⁰ For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and ^(o)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,"
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

^11 (p)"O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
    behold, ^(q)I will set your stones in antimony,
    ^(r)and lay your foundations with sapphires.^[b]
12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,^[c]
    your gates of carbuncles,^[d]
    and all your wall of precious stones.
^13 (s)All your children ^(t)shall be taught by the Lord,
    ^(u)and great shall be the peace of your children.
¹⁴ In righteousness you shall be established;
    you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
    and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
^15 (v)If anyone stirs up strife,
    it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
    shall fall because of you.
¹⁶ Behold, I have created the smith
    who blows the fire of coals
    and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
¹⁷     no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
    and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
    ^(w)and their vindication^[e] from me, declares the Lord."