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He had done no wrong to anyone. He had never even told a lie. But he was buried among the wicked. His tomb was with the rich.

But the Lord was pleased with this humble servant who suffered such pain. Even after giving himself as an offering for sin, he will see his descendants and enjoy a long life. He will succeed in doing what the Lord wanted.

For this reason, I will treat him as one of my great people. I will give him the rewards of one who wins in battle, and he will share them with his powerful ones. I will do this because he gave his life for the people. He was considered a criminal, but the truth is, he carried away the sins of many. Now he will stand before me and speak for those who have sinned."

"Woman, be happy! You have not had any children, but you should be very happy. "Yes, the woman who is alone will have more children than the woman with a husband." This is what the Lord says.

Don't be afraid! You will not be disappointed. People will not say bad things against you. You will not be embarrassed. When you were young, you felt shame. But you will forget that shame now. You will not remember the shame you felt when you lost your husband.

"Like a woman whose husband has left her, you were very sad. You were like a young wife left all alone. But the Lord has called you back to him." This is what your God says.

"For a short time I turned away from you, but with all my love I will welcome you again.

I was so angry that for a while I did not want to see you. But now I want to comfort you with kindness forever." The Lord your Savior said this.

"Remember, in Noah's time I punished the world with the flood. But I made a promise to Noah that I would never again destroy the world with water. In the same way, I promise that I will never again be angry with you and say bad things to you.

"The mountains may disappear, and the hills may become dust, but my faithful love will never leave you. I will make peace with you, and it will never end." The Lord who loves you said this.

"You poor city! Enemies came against you like storms, and no one comforted you. But I will rebuild you. I will use a beautiful mortar to lay the stones of your walls. I will use sapphire stones when I lay the foundation.

"People will make weapons to fight against you, but their weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you, but anyone who speaks against you will be proved wrong." The Lord says, "That is what my servants get! They get the good things that come from me, their Lord .

There are nations in places you don't know, but you will call for them to come. They don't know you, but they will run to you. This will happen because the Lord , your God, wants it. It will happen because the Holy One of Israel honors you.

The Lord God said these things. The Israelites were forced to leave their country, but the Lord will gather them together again. He says, "I will bring them back together again!"

They come and say, "I will drink some wine. I will drink some beer. I will do the same thing tomorrow, but I will drink even more."

All the good people are gone, and no one even noticed. The loyal followers were gathered up, but no one knows why. The reason they were gathered up is that trouble is coming.

But peace will come too, and those who trust him will get to rest in their own beds.

You love to worship the smooth rocks in the rivers. You pour wine on them to worship them. You give sacrifices to them, but those rocks are all you get. Do you think this makes me happy?

You hide the things that help you remember me behind the doors and doorframes. You were with me, but you got up to go to them. You spread out your bed and gave yourself to them. You love their beds and enjoy looking at their naked bodies.

All of them made you tired, but you never gave up. You found new strength, because you enjoyed them.