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Isaiah 49:17-19
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 49:17-19
Contemporary English Version
17 “Your city will be built faster
than it was destroyed[a]—
those who attacked it
will retreat and leave.
18 Look around! You will see
your people coming home.
As surely as I live,
I, the Lord, promise
that your city with its people
will be as lovely as a bride
wearing her jewelry.”
Jerusalem's Bright Future
19 Jerusalem is now in ruins!
Nothing is left of the city.
But it will be rebuilt
and soon overcrowded;
its cruel enemies
will be gone far away.
Footnotes
- 49.17 Your city … destroyed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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