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Jerusalem Will Be Glorious

54 “Jerusalem, sing!
    You are now like a woman who never had a child.
Burst into song! Shout for joy!
    You who have never had labor pains,
you are now all alone.
    But you will have more children than a woman who still has a husband,”
    says the Lord.
“Make a large area for your tent.
    Spread out its curtains.
    Go ahead and make your tent wider.
Make its ropes longer.
    Drive the stakes down deeper.

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The Future Glory of Zion

54 “Sing, barren woman,(A)
    you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,(B)
    you who were never in labor;(C)
because more are the children(D) of the desolate(E) woman
    than of her who has a husband,(F)
says the Lord.
“Enlarge the place of your tent,(G)
    stretch your tent curtains wide,
    do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
    strengthen your stakes.(H)

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