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New Jerusalem

62 ·Because I love Jerusalem [L For Zion’s sake], I will ·continue to speak for her [not be silent];
    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not ·stop speaking [be silent]
until her ·goodness [vindication; righteousness] shines like ·a bright light [brightness],
    until her salvation burns bright like a ·flame [torch].
Jerusalem, the nations will see your ·goodness [righteousness; vindication],
    and all kings will see your glory.
Then you will ·have [L be called by] a new name,
    which the [L mouth of the] Lord himself will ·give you [name].
You will be like a ·beautiful crown [crown of majesty/glory] in the Lord’s hand,
    like a ·king’s crown [royal diadem] in your God’s hand.
You will never again be called ·the People that God Left [L Abandoned; Deserted],
    nor your land ·the Land that God Destroyed [Desolate].
You will be called ·the People God Loves [L My Delight Is In Her; T Hephzibah; C a proper name],
    and your land will be called ·the Bride of God [L Married; T Beulah; C a proper name],
because the Lord ·loves you [takes delight in you].
    And your land will ·belong to him as a bride belongs to her husband [be married].
As a young man marries a ·woman [young woman; virgin],
    so your ·children [or builder] will marry ·your land [L you].
As a ·man [L bridegroom] rejoices over ·his new wife [the bride],
    so your God will rejoice over you.

Jerusalem, I ·have put guards [post watchmen] on your walls.
    They ·must not [or will never] be silent day or night.
You people who ·remind the Lord of your needs in prayer [or call on the Lord]
    should ·never be quiet [take no rest].
You should ·not stop praying to him [L give him no rest] until he builds up Jerusalem
    and makes it a city ·all people will praise [of praise/pride in the earth].

The Lord ·has made a promise [L swears by his right hand],
    and by his ·power he will keep his promise [L mighty arm].
He said, “I will never again give your grain
    as food to your enemies.
I will not let ·your enemies [foreigners] drink the new wine
    that you have worked to make.
Those who ·gather food [gather/harvest it] will eat it,
    and they will praise the Lord.
Those who gather the grapes will drink the wine
    in the courts of my ·Temple [sanctuary; holy place].”

10 Go through, go through the gates!
    Make the way ready for the people.
Build up, build up the ·road [highway]!
    Move all the stones off the road.
Raise ·the banner as a sign [a standard/signal flag] for the ·people [nations].

11 The Lord ·is speaking [announces]
    to ·all the faraway lands [L the end of the earth]:
“·Tell the people of Jerusalem [L Say to the daughter of Zion; Zech. 9:9],
    ‘Look, your Savior is coming.
He is bringing ·your reward to you [L his reward with him];
    ·he is bringing his payment [his recompense/reward is] with him.’”
12 ·His people [L They] will be called the Holy People,
    the ·Saved People [Redeemed] of the Lord,
and Jerusalem will be called ·the City God Wants [L Sought After],
    the City ·God Has Not Rejected [or Not Abandoned; Deserted].

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