5. Your husband is your maker.His name is the Lord of Armies.Your defender is the Holy One of Israel.He is called the God of the whole earth.
6. “The Lord has called you as if you werea wife who was abandoned and in grief,a wife who married young and was rejected,” says your God.
7. “I abandoned you for one brief moment,but I will bring you back with unlimited compassion.
8. I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger,but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,”says the Lord your defender.
9. “To me this is like Noah’s floodwaters, when I swore an oaththat Noah’s floodwaters would never cover the earth again.So now I swear an oath not to be angry with you or punish you.
10. The mountains may move, and the hills may shake,but my kindness will never depart from you.My promise of peace will never change,”says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
11. “You suffering, comfortless, storm-ravaged city!I will rebuild your city with precious stones.I will reset your foundations with sapphires.
12. I will rebuild your towers with rubies,your gates with sparkling stones,and all your walls with precious stones.”
13. All your children will be taught by the Lord,and your children will have unlimited peace.
14. You will be established in righteousness.You will be far from oppression,so you will not be afraid.You will be far from destruction,so it won’t come near you.
15. “If anyone attacks you, it will not be my doing.Whoever attacks you will be defeated by you.
16. I’ve created blacksmiths to fan the coals into flamesand to produce useful weapons.I’ve also created destroyers to bring destruction.
17. No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed.You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you.This is the inheritance of the Lord’s servants.Their victory comes from me,” declares the Lord.