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Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we live in the night.

We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.

For look, darkness covers the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and His glory will appear over you.

Violence will never again be heard of in your land; devastation and destruction will be gone from your borders. But you will name your walls salvation and your gates, praise.

The sun will no longer be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

But you will be called the Lord 's priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches.

I looked, but there was no one to help, and I was amazed that no one assisted; so My arm accomplished victory for Me, and My wrath assisted Me.

But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He became their enemy and fought against them.

Your holy people had a possession for a little while, but our enemies have trampled down Your sanctuary.

You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember You in Your ways. But we have sinned, and You were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?

It is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will repay them fully

But you who abandon the Lord , who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: My servants will eat, but you will be hungry; My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart, but you will cry out from an anguished heart, and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

You will leave your name behind as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord God will kill you; but He will give His servants another name.

The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the serpent's food will be dust! They will not do what is evil or destroy on My entire holy mountain," says the Lord .

You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the Lord : "Your brothers who hate and exclude you because of Me have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified so that we can see your joy!' But they will be put to shame."

You will see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the Lord 's power will be revealed to His servants, but He will show His wrath against His enemies.

But I protested, "Oh no, Lord, God ! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth."

They will fight against you but never prevail over you, since I am with you to rescue you." This is the Lord 's declaration.