Future Blessings for Zion 1 Brenton Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that dost not travail: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband: for the Lord has said, BSB BSB: “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
2 Brenton Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix the pins , spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins; BSB BSB: “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
3 Brenton spread forth thy tent yet to the right and the left: for thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and thou shalt make the desolate cities to be inhabited. BSB BSB: For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.
4 Brenton Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood. BSB BSB: Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5 Brenton For it is the Lord that made thee; the Lord of hosts is his name: and he that delivered thee, he is the God of Israel, and shall be called so by the whole earth. BSB BSB: For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
6 Brenton The Lord has not called thee as a deserted and faint-hearted woman, nor as a woman hated from her youth, saith thy God. BSB BSB: For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
7 Brenton For a little while I left thee: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon thee. BSB BSB: “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
8 Brenton In a little wrath I turned away my face from thee; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon thee, saith the Lord that delivers thee. BSB BSB: In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
9 Brenton From the time of the water of Noe this is my purpose : as I sware to him at that time, saying of the earth, I will no more be wroth with thee, neither when thou art threatened, BSB BSB: “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
10 Brenton shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it . BSB BSB: Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
11 Brenton Afflicted and outcast thou hast not been comforted: behold, I will prepare carbuncle for thy stones, and sapphire for thy foundations; BSB BSB: “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 Brenton and I will make thy buttresses jasper, and thy gates crystal, and thy border precious stones. BSB BSB: I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
13 Brenton And I will cause all thy sons to be taught of God, and thy children to be in great peace. BSB BSB: Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
14 Brenton And thou shalt be built in righteousness: abstain from injustice, and thou shalt not fear; and trembling shall not come nigh thee. BSB BSB: In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
15 Brenton Behold, strangers shall come to thee by me, and shall sojourn with thee, and shall run to thee for refuge. BSB BSB: If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
16 Brenton Behold, I have created thee, not as the coppersmith blowing coals, and bringing out a vessel fit for work; but I have created thee, not for ruin, that I should destroy thee . BSB BSB: Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
17 Brenton I will not suffer any weapon formed against thee to prosper; and every voice that shall rise up against thee for judgment, thou shalt vanquish them all; and thine adversaries shall be condemned thereby. There is an inheritance to them that serve the Lord, and ye shall be righteous before me, saith the Lord. BSB BSB: No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
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