1For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness goes out as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. 2And the Gentiles will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; and you will be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 3You also will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4You will no more be called Forsaken; nor will your land any more be called Desolate; but you will be called My Delight is in Her, and your land, Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married, 5For as a young man marries a virgin, so will your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so will your God rejoice over you. 6I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, every day and every night. They shall never be silent day or night; you who remember the LORD, do not be silent. 7And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength, "Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and the sons of strangers will not drink your wine for which you have labored. 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it and praise the LORD; and they who collected it shall drink it in My holy courts." 10Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people. Raise up! Raise up the highway; clear away the stones; lift up a banner for the people. 11Behold, the LORD has sent a message to the end of the earth, "Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your salvation comes. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. ' " 12And they will call them, The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called, Sought Out, a city not forsaken. A Faithful Version Copyright © 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 York Publishing Company Post Office Box 1038 Hollister, California 95024-1038 All rights reserved. All Scripture may be freely quoted except for brief excerpts for review purposes, no part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means--electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or information storage and retrieval systems, or use of hermeneutical conclusions of copyright owner. Bible Hub |