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For Zion'ssake I will not keepsilent, And for Jerusalem'ssake I will not keepquiet, Until her righteousnessgoesforth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning.
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It will nolonger be said to you, "Forsaken," Nor to your land will it anylonger be said, "Desolate "; But you will be called, "My delight is in her," And your land, "Married "; For the LORDdelights in you, And to Him your land will be married.
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On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointedwatchmen; Allday and allnight they will neverkeepsilent. You who remind the LORD, take norest for yourselves;
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The LORD has sworn by His righthand and by His strongarm, "I will neveragaingive your grain as food for your enemies; Nor will foreigners*drink your newwine for which you have labored."
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Gothrough, gothrough the gates, Clear the way for the people; Build up, build up the highway, Remove the stones, lift up a standardover the peoples.
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Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, "Lo, your salvationcomes; Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompensebefore Him."