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\c 54
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\q1
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\v 1 Yahweh says, "You people of Jerusalem, start to sing!
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\q2 You who are like women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully,
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\q1 because you, who are like childless women who have been abandoned by their husbands, will soon have more children
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\q2 than women who have never had any children.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 2 Make your tents larger;
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\q2 make them wider,
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\q2 and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
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\q1
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\v 3 You will need to make your city much larger
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\q2 because soon you and your descendants will spread all over the land.
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\q1 They will force the people of other nations to leave where they are,
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\q2 and you will live again in the cities that people had previously abandoned.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 4 Do not be afraid; you will no longer be ashamed.
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\q1 Previously you were ashamed because your enemies conquered you
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\q2 and caused your nation to be like a widow,
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\q1 but soon you will not even remember that.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 5 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the Holy One of Israel, who rules over the whole earth,
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\q1 the one who created you,
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\q2 will be like a husband to you.
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\q1
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\v 6 Your nation was like a woman whose husband left her,
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\q2 and caused you to be very sad;
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\q1 you were like a young woman who
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\q1 got married when she was very young,
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\q2 and then her husband abandoned her.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 7 I abandoned you people of Jerusalem for a while,
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\q2 but now I am saying, 'I will take you back.'
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\q1
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\v 8 I was very angry with you for a while,
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\q2 and I turned away from you.
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\q1 But I will act mercifully toward you
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\q2 and I will faithfully love you forever.
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\q2 That is what I, Yahweh, your rescuer, say to you.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 9 During the time that Noah lived,
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\q2 I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth.
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\q1 So now I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and rebuke you.
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\q1
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\v 10 Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse,
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\q2 I will not stop faithfully loving you,
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\q1 and I will not cancel my covenant
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\q2 to cause things to go well for you.
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\q2 That is what I, Yahweh, who acts mercifully, say.
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\q1
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\v 11 You people of Jerusalem, your enemies acted very violently toward you;
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\q2 it was as though your city had been battered by a severe storm,
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\q2 and no one helped you.
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\q1 But now I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of turquoise,
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\q2 and will cause the foundations of the city to be made of sapphires.
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\q1
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\v 12 I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of rubies,
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\q2 and all the gates and outer walls of the city will be made of other very valuable stones.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 13 I will be the one who will teach your children
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\q2 and cause things to go well with you.
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\q1
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\v 14 Your government will be strong because it will act justly;
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\q1 no one will oppress you;
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\q2 you will not be afraid,
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\q2 because nothing will come near you that will make you fear.
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\q1
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\v 15 If any army attacks you,
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\q2 it will not be because I have incited them to do that,
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\q1 and you will defeat anyone who attacks you.
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\q1
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\v 16 Think about this:
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\q2 Blacksmiths fan the coals to make a very hot flame
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\q2 in order to produce weapons that can be used in battles,
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\q1 but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths!
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\q1 And I am also the one who created people who destroy other people and cities.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 17 You will not be defeated by soldiers using weapons
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\q2 that they have made to attack you,
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\q1 and when others try to accuse you, you will prove that they are wrong, and you will condemn them to punishment.
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\q2 That is the reward for the people who serve Yahweh.
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\q1 I will defend them and show everyone else that they are right to trust me;
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\q2 that is what I, Yahweh, promise."
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