Isaiah 54:6-17

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⁶^(A)For the Lord has called you
    like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
    says your God.
⁷^(B)For a brief moment I deserted you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.
⁸^(C)In overflowing anger for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
^(D)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.

⁹“This is like ^(E)the days of Noah^[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.
¹⁰For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and ^(F)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

¹¹^(G)“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
    behold, ^(H)I will set your stones in antimony,
    ^(I)and lay your foundations with sapphires.^[b]
¹²I will make your pinnacles of agate,^[c]
    your gates of carbuncles,^[d]
    and all your wall of precious stones.
¹³^(J)All your children ^(K)shall be taught by the Lord,
    ^(L)and great shall be the peace of your children.
¹⁴In righteousness you shall be established;
    you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
    and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
¹⁵^(M)If anyone stirs up strife,
    it is not from me;
whoever stirs up strife with you
    shall fall because of you.
¹⁶Behold, I have created the smith
    who blows the fire of coals
    and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
¹⁷    no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
    and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
    ^(N)and their vindication^[e] from me, declares the Lord.”