Isaiah 54:17
Isaiah 54:17
Isaiah 54:17
says the LORD.
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“Enlarge the place of your tent,
stretch your tent curtains wide,
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For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your descendants will dispossess nations
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“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.
Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
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For your Maker is your husband—
the LORD Almighty is his name—
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The LORD will call you back
as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit—
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“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
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In a surge of anger
I hid my face from you for a moment,
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“To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
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Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
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“Afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,
I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,
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I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
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All your children will be taught by the LORD,
and great will be their peace.
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In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
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If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
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“See, it is I who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
declares the LORD.