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until her righteousness shines like a bright light,
and her salvation like a blazing torch.
2 The nations will see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory.
You will be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord will announce.
3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You will no longer be called Forsaken,
and your land will no longer 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 will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
so your sons will marry you;
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so will your God rejoice over you.
6 I have appointed watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You, who boast in the Lord,
take no rest!
7 Give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem,
and makes her the praise of the earth.
8 The Lord has sworn with His right hand,
and by His mighty arm:
“I will never again give your grain
as food for your enemies;
and the sons of foreigners will not drink
the new wine you have laboured for.
9 But those who gather grain will eat it,
and praise the Lord;
and those who harvest the grapes
will drink it in My holy courts.”
10 Pass through, pass through the gates;
prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway;
clear away the stones!
Lift up a banner for the peoples!
11 Look, the Lord has proclaimed
to the end of the earth,
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘Behold, your salvation is coming;
His reward is with Him,
and His recompense is with Him’.”
12 They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought Out,
the City Not Forsaken.