^18 (A)Lift up your eyes around and see;
    they all gather, they come to you.
^(B)As I live, declares the Lord,
    ^(C)you shall put them all on as an ornament;
    you shall bind them on as a bride does.

54 ^(A)“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
    break forth into singing and cry aloud,
    you who have not been in labor!
For the children of ^(B)the desolate one ^(C)will be more
    than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.
^2 (D)“Enlarge the place of your tent,
    and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
    and strengthen your stakes.
^3 (E)For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
    and your offspring will possess the nations
    and will people the desolate cities.

^7 (A)For a brief moment I deserted you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.

^12 (A)Behold, these shall come from afar,
    and behold, ^(B)these from the north and from the west,^[a]
    and these from the land of Syene.”^[b]