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Zion's Glory and New Name

¹ For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her ^(C1)righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her ^(C2)salvation like a torch that is burning.

² The ^(C1)nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new ^(C2)name
Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.

³ You will also be a ^(C1)crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
And a royal headband in the hand of your God.

⁴ It will no longer be said to you, "^(F1)(C1)Forsaken,"
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "^(F2)Desolate";
But you will be called, "^(F3)My delight is in her,"
And your land, "^(F4)(C2)Married";
For the ^(C3)LORD delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.

⁵ For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the ^(F1)groom rejoices over the bride,
So your ^(C1)God will rejoice over you.

⁶ On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed ^(C1)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who ^(C2)profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

⁷ And ^(C1)give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes ^(C2)Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.

^8 (C1)The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm:
"I will ^(C2)never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will ^(F1)foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."

⁹ But those who ^(C1)harvest it will eat it and praise the LORD;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

¹⁰ Go through, ^(C1)go through the gates,
Clear a way ^(F1)for the people!
^(C2)Build up, build up the ^(C3)highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a ^(C4)flag over the peoples.

¹¹ Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ^(C1)end of the earth:
^(C2)Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your ^(C3)salvation is coming;
^(C4)Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him."

¹² And they will call them, "^(C1)The holy people,
The ^(C2)redeemed of the LORD";
And you will be called, "Sought Out, A City ^(C3)Not Abandoned."