¹⁵ “Although you have been forsaken^(A) and hated,
    with no one traveling^(B) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride^(C)
    and the joy^(D) of all generations.
¹⁶ You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed^(E) at royal breasts.
Then you will know^(F) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(G)
    your Redeemer,^(H) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(I)
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^(J)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace^(K) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.^(L)
18 No longer will violence^(M) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction^(N) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation^(O)
    and your gates Praise.^(P)
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,^(Q)
    and your God will be your glory.^(R)
20 Your sun^(S) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow^(T) will end.
²¹ Then all your people will be righteous^(U)
    and they will possess^(V) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,^(W)
    the work of my hands,^(X)
    for the display of my splendor.^(Y)
22 The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.^(Z)
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”^(AA)