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“Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
    Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
    You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
    The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer.
    He will be called the God of the whole earth.
For Yahweh has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
    even a wife of youth, when she is cast off,” says your God.

“For a small moment I have forsaken you,
    but I will gather you with great mercies.
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment,
    but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

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“Do not be afraid;(A) you will not be put to shame.(B)
    Do not fear disgrace;(C) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(D)
    and remember no more the reproach(E) of your widowhood.(F)
For your Maker(G) is your husband(H)
    the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One(I) of Israel is your Redeemer;(J)
    he is called the God of all the earth.(K)
The Lord will call you back(L)
    as if you were a wife deserted(M) and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,(N)
    only to be rejected,” says your God.
“For a brief moment(O) I abandoned(P) you,
    but with deep compassion(Q) I will bring you back.(R)
In a surge of anger(S)
    I hid(T) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(U)
    I will have compassion(V) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.(W)

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