⁶ The Lord will call you back^(A)
    as if you were a wife deserted^(B) and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,^(C)
    only to be rejected,” says your God.
⁷ “For a brief moment^(D) I abandoned^(E) you,
    but with deep compassion^(F) I will bring you back.^(G)
8 In a surge of anger^(H)
    I hid^(I) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness^(J)
    I will have compassion^(K) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.^(L)

⁹ “To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.^(M)
So now I have sworn^(N) not to be angry^(O) with you,
    never to rebuke^(P) you again.
¹⁰ Though the mountains be shaken^(Q)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love^(R) for you will not be shaken^(S)
    nor my covenant^(T) of peace^(U) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion^(V) on you.

¹¹ “Afflicted^(W) city, lashed by storms^(X) and not comforted,^(Y)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,^[a](Z)
    your foundations^(AA) with lapis lazuli.^(AB)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates^(AC) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.
¹³ All your children will be taught by the Lord,^(AD)
    and great will be their peace.^(AE)
14 In righteousness^(AF) you will be established:^(AG)
Tyranny^(AH) will be far from you;
    you will have nothing to fear.^(AI)
Terror^(AJ) will be far removed;
    it will not come near you.
¹⁵ If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
    whoever attacks you will surrender^(AK) to you.

¹⁶ “See, it is I who created the blacksmith^(AL)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon^(AM) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer^(AN) to wreak havoc;
¹⁷     no weapon forged against you will prevail,^(AO)
    and you will refute^(AP) every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants^(AQ) of the Lord,
    and this is their vindication^(AR) from me,”
declares the Lord.