Re-establishment

Isaiah 54

"Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child;

Burst into song, shout for joy,

You who were never in labour;

Because more are the children of the desolate woman

Than of her who has a husband."

- says The Lord.

"Enlarge the place of your tent,

Stretch your tent curtains wide,

Do not hold back; lengthen your cords,

For you will spread out to the right and to the left;

Your descendants will disposess the nations

And settle in their desolate cities.

Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame.

Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.

You will forget the shame of your youth

And remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

For your Maker is your husband- 

The Lord Almighty is His name-

The Holy One of Israel is your redeemer;

He is called the God of all he earth.

The Lord will call you back

As if you were a wide deserted and distressed in Spirit-

The wife who married young,

Only to be rejected"

- says your God

"For a brief moment I abandoned you,

But with deep compassion I will bring you back. 

In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment,

But with everlasting kindness, I will have compassion on you."

- says the Lord your Redeemer. 

...

"Though the mountains be shaken 

And the hills be removed,

Yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken

Nor my covenant of peace be removed,"

- says The Lord who has compassion on you.

"Oh afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,

I will build you with stones of turquoise,

Your foundations with sapphires.

I will make your battlements of rubies, 

Your gates of sparkling jewels, 

And all your walls of precious stones.

All your sons will be taught by The Lord,

And great will be your children's peace. 

In righteousness you will be established: 

Tyranny will be far from you; 

You will have nothing to fear.

Terror will be far removed;

It will not come near you.

If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;

Whoever attacks you will surrender to you. 

See it is I who created the blacksmith 

Who fans the coals into flame

And forges a weapon fit for it's work.

And it is I who gave created the destroyer to work havoc;

No weapon formed against you will prevail,

And you will refute every tongue that accuses you. 

This is the heritage of the servants of The Lord,

And this is their vindication from me,"

- Declares The Lord.