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Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunk, but now with wine:

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on him; and with his stripes we are healed.

For a small moment I have forsaken you; but with great mercies I will gather you.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving-kindness I will have mercy on you, says Yahweh your Redeemer.

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh that has mercy on you.

Look, they may gather together, but not by me: whoever shall gather together against you shall fall because of you.

For as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

But draw near here, you sons of the psychic, the seed of the adulterer and the prostitute.

When you cry, let those that you have gathered deliver you; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Therefore justice is far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but see darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.

We roar all like bears, and moan intensely like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

For, look, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.

And foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction inside your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

The sun shall no more be your light by day; neither shall the moon give light to you for brightness: but Yahweh will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.

But you shall be named the priests of Yahweh; men shall call you the ministers of our God: you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast yourselves.

You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land anymore be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzi-bah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.