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Violence will not be heard again in your land,Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.

No longer will you have the sun for light by day,Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;But you will have Yahweh for an everlasting light,And your God for your glory.

But you will be called the priests of Yahweh;You will be spoken of as ministers of our God.You will eat the wealth of nations,And in their glories you will boast.

It will no longer be said to you, "Forsaken,"Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "Desolate";But you will be called, "My delight is in her,"And your land, "Married";For Yahweh takes pleasure in you,And to Him your land will be married.

But those who collect it will eat it and praise Yahweh;And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

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

But now, O Yahweh, You are our Father;We are the clay, and You our potter;And all of us are the work of Your hand.

Behold, it is written before Me:I will not keep silent, but I will repay;I will even repay into their bosom,

But you who forsake Yahweh,Who forget My holy mountain,Who set a table for Fortune,And who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny,

I will destine you for the sword,And all of you will bow down to the slaughter,Because I called, but you did not answer;I spoke, but you did not hear.And you did what was evil in My eyesAnd chose that in which I was not pleased."

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,"Behold, My slaves will eat, but you will be hungry.Behold, My slaves will drink, but you will be thirsty.Behold, My slaves will be glad, but you will be put to shame.

Behold, My slaves will shout joyfully with a merry heart,But you will cry out with a pained heart,And you will wail with a broken spirit.

But be joyful and rejoice forever in what I create;For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicingAnd her people for joy.

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.

For My hand made all these things,Thus all these things came into being," declares Yahweh."But to this one I will look,To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.

"But he who slaughters an ox is the one who strikes down a man;He who sacrifices a lamb is the one who breaks a dog's neck;He who offers a grain offering is the one who offers swine's blood;He who offers a memorial offering of frankincense is the one who blesses wickedness.As they have chosen their own ways,And their soul takes pleasure in their detestable things,

So I will choose their punishmentsAnd will bring on them what they dread,Because I called, but no one answered;I spoke, but they did not listen.And they did what was evil in My eyesAnd chose that in which I did not take pleasure."

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.

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.

But Yahweh said to me,"Do not say, ‘I am a youth,'Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,And all that I command you, you shall speak.