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For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, Until her ^(a)righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her ^(b)salvation like a torch that is burning.

The ^(c)nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory; And you will be called by a new ^(d)name Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.

You will also be a ^(e)crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord , And a royal ^[a]diadem in the hand of your God.

It will no longer be said to you, "^[b](f)Forsaken," Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "^[c]Desolate"; But you will be called, "^[d]My delight is in her," And your land, "^[e](g)Married"; For the ^(h) Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married.

For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the ^[f]bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your ⁽ⁱ⁾God will rejoice over you.

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed ^(j)watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who ^(k)remind the Lord , take no rest for yourselves;

And ^(l)give Him no rest until He establishes And makes ^(m)Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

⁽ⁿ⁾The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, "I will ^(o)never again give your grain as food for your enemies; Nor will ^[g]foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."

But those who ^(p)garner it will eat it and praise the Lord ; And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

Go through, ^(q)go through the gates, Clear the way ^[h]for the people; ^(r)Build up, build up the ^(s)highway, Remove the stones, lift up a ^(t)standard over the peoples.

Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the ^(u)end of the earth, ^(v)Say to the daughter of Zion, "Lo, your ^(w)salvation comes; ^(x)Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him."

And they will call them, "^(y)The holy people, The ^(z)redeemed of the Lord "; And you will be called, "Sought out, a city ^(aa)not forsaken."