13 (A)I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off,
    and my salvation will not delay;
(B)I will put salvation in Zion,
    for Israel my glory.”

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13 I am bringing my righteousness(A) near,
    it is not far away;
    and my salvation(B) will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,(C)
    my splendor(D) to Israel.

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to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
    to the end of the earth:
(A)Say to the daughter of Zion,
    (B)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.”

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11 The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:(A)
“Say to Daughter Zion,(B)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!(C)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”(D)

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(A)My righteousness draws near,
    my salvation has gone out,
    and my arms will judge the peoples;
(B)the coastlands hope for me,
    and for my arm they wait.

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My righteousness draws near speedily,
    my salvation(A) is on the way,(B)
    and my arm(C) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(D) will look to me
    and wait in hope(E) for my arm.

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23 (A)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
    shout, O (B)depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
    O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
    (C)and will be glorified[a] in Israel.

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  1. Isaiah 44:23 Or will display his beauty

23 Sing for joy,(A) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth(B) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,(C)
    you forests and all your trees,(D)
for the Lord has redeemed(E) Jacob,
    he displays his glory(F) in Israel.

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

For it stands in Scripture:

(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
    a cornerstone chosen and precious,
(B)and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(A)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16

10 (A)when he comes on (B)that day (C)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (D)testimony to you (E)was believed.

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10 on the day(A) he comes to be glorified(B) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(C)

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For still (A)the vision awaits its appointed time;
    it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, (B)wait for it;
    (C)it will surely come; it will not delay.

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For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(A)
    it speaks of the end(B)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(C) for it;
    it[a] will certainly come
    and will not delay.(D)

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  1. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he

The Glorious Future of Judah

17 (A)“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
    (B)who dwells in Zion, (C)my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
    and (D)strangers shall never again pass through it.

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Blessings for God’s People

17 “Then you will know(A) that I, the Lord your God,(B)
    dwell in Zion,(C) my holy hill.(D)
Jerusalem will be holy;(E)
    never again will foreigners invade her.(F)

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11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
    and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord God will cause (A)righteousness and praise
    to sprout up before all the nations.

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11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden(A) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness(B)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

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everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

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everyone who is called by my name,(A)
    whom I created(B) for my glory,(C)
    whom I formed and made.(D)

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37 For,

(A)“Yet a little while,
    and (B)the coming one will come and will not delay;

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37 For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming(A) will come
    and will not delay.”[a](B)

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  1. Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3