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And He saw that there was no man,And was astonished that there was no one to intercede;Then His own arm brought salvation to Him,And His righteousness upheld Him.

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,And a helmet of salvation on His head;And He put on garments of vengeance for clothingAnd wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.

According to what they deserve, so He will pay in full,Wrath to His adversaries, what is deserved to His enemies;To the coastlands He will pay what they deserve.

So they will fear the name of Yahweh from the westAnd His glory from the rising of the sun,For He will come like a rushing streamWhich the wind of Yahweh makes flee.

For behold, darkness will cover the earthAnd dense gloom the peoples;But Yahweh will rise upon you,And His glory will appear upon you.

To grant those who mourn in Zion,Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning,The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.So they will be called oaks of righteousness,The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

Yahweh has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,"I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies;Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."

Behold, Yahweh has announced to the end of the earth,Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes;Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him."

Who is this who comes from Edom,With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,This One who is majestic in His clothing,Marching in the greatness of His power?"It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

I shall bring to remembrance the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh,According to all the ways that Yahweh has dealt bountifully with us,And the abundant goodness toward the house of Israel,Which He has dealt bountifully to them according to His compassionAnd according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.

In all their distress He was distressed,And the angel of His presence saved them;In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them,And He lifted them and carried them all the ancient days.

But they rebelledAnd grieved His Holy Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;He fought against them.

Then His people remembered the ancient days, of Moses.Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,

Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,Who split the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,

No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,Or an old man who does not fulfill his days;For the youth will die at the age of one hundred,And the one who does not reach the age of one hundredWill be thought accursed.

Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at His word:"Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name's sake,Have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your gladness.'But they will be put to shame.

A voice of rumbling from the city, a voice from the temple,The voice of Yahweh who is paying recompense to His enemies.

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;And you will be comforted in Jerusalem."

Then you will see this, and your heart will be joyful,And your bones will flourish like the new grass;And the hand of Yahweh will be made known to His slaves,But He will be indignant toward His enemies.

For behold, Yahweh will come in fireAnd His chariots like the whirlwind,To return His anger with wrath,And His rebuke with flames of fire.