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Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated , so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternalexcellency, a joy of manygenerations.
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Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer , the mighty One of Jacob.
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For brass I will bringgold, and for iron I will bringsilver, and for woodbrass, and for stonesiron: I will also make thy officerspeace, and thine exactorsrighteousness.
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Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy wallsSalvation, and thy gatesPraise.
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The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlastinglight , and thy God thy glory.
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Thy sun shall no more go down ; neither shall thy moonwithdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlastinglight, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended .
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Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified .
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A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strongnation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.