The sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; I have not rebelled, I have not turned back.

For this is what the Lord says: “You were sold for nothing, and you will not be redeemed for money.”

In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.

In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,” says your protector, the Lord.

“Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,

The sovereign Lord says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will still gather them up.”

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!

The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!”

You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal turban in the hand of your God.

But those who harvest the grain will eat it, and will praise the Lord. Those who pick the grapes will drink the wine in the courts of my holy sanctuary.”

They will be called, “The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the Lord.” You will be called, “Sought After, City Not Abandoned.”

Why, Lord, do you make us stray from your ways, and make our minds stubborn so that we do not obey you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance!

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The sovereign Lord will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.

The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.

“Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord. “Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back?” asks your God.

many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem.