¹ Sing, O barren, you that did not bear; break forward into singing, and cry aloud, you that did not labour with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the LORD. ² Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forward the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes; ³ For you will break forward on the right hand and on the left; and your seed will inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. ⁴ Fear not; for you will not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you will not be put to shame: for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the rebuke of your widowhood any more. ⁵ For your Maker is your husband the LORD of hosts is his name and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel The God of the whole earth will he be called. ⁶ For the LORD has called you as a woman abandoned and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when you were refused, says your God. ⁷ For a small moment have I abandoned you but with great mercies will I gather you. ⁸ In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says the LORD your Redeemer. ⁹ For this is as the waters of Noah to me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you. ¹⁰ For the mountains will depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness will not depart from you, neither will the covenant of my peace be removed, says the LORD that has mercy on you. ¹¹ O you afflicted, tossed with tempts, and not comforted, see, I will lay your stones with fair colours, and lay your foundations with sapphires. ¹² And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles , and all your borders of pleasant stones. ¹³ And all your children will be taught of the LORD and great will be the peace of your children. ¹⁴ In righteousness will you be established: you will be far from oppression for you will not fear: and from terror for it will not come near you. ¹⁵ See, they will surely gather together, but not by me: whoever will gather together against you will fall for your sake. ¹⁶ See, I have created the smith that blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forward an instrument for his work; and I have created one who wastes to destroy. ¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that will rise against you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.