Sing, O barren, thouthatdidst not bear; breakforthintosinging, and cry aloud, thouthatdidst not travailwithchild: for more are the children of the desolatethan the children of the marriedwife, saith the LORD.
Fear not; for thoushalt not be ashamed: neither be thouconfounded; for thoushalt not be put to shame: for thoushaltforget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
For this is as the waters of Noahunto me: for as I haveswornthat the waters of Noahshould no more go over the earth; so have I swornthat I would not be wrothwiththee, nor rebukethee.
For the mountainsshalldepart, and the hills be removed; but my kindnessshall not departfromthee, neithershall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORDthathathmercy on thee.
Behold, I havecreated the smiththatbloweth the coals in the fire, and thatbringethforth an instrument for his work; and I havecreated the waster to destroy.
No weaponthat is formedagainsttheeshallprosper; and everytonguethatshallriseagainstthee in judgmentthoushaltcondemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and theirrighteousness is of me, saith the LORD.