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The Blessings of Salvation for God’s People

[a]The Lord has sworn by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
No more will I give your grain
    as food to your enemies;
Nor shall foreigners drink the wine,
    for which you toiled.(A)
But those who harvest shall eat,
    and praise the Lord;
Those who gather shall drink
    in my holy courts.(B)
10 [b]Pass through, pass through the gates,
    prepare a way for the people;(C)
Build up, build up the highway, clear it of stones,
    raise up a standard over the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. 62:8–9 Peace and prosperity are indicated by the absence of invaders who would live off the land.
  2. 62:10–11 The gates of Babylon are to be opened for the exiles to return, led by the Lord, as in 40:3–5, 10.