Dual PanelThe Lord Takes Delight in Zion
1“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;
for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet,
until her vindication shines brightly
and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
2Nations will see your vindication,
and all kings your splendor.
You will be called by a new name
that the
3You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the
a royal turban in the hand of your God.
4You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,”
and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.”
Indeed, you will be called “My Delight is in Her,”
and your land “Married.”
For the
and your land will be married to him.
5As a young man marries a young woman,
so your sons will marry you.
As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
6I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they should keep praying all day and all night.
You who pray to the
7Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
8The
by his strong arm:
“I will never again give your grain
to your enemies as food,
and foreigners will not drink your wine,
which you worked hard to produce.
9But those who harvest the grain will eat it,
and will praise the
Those who pick the grapes will drink the wine
in the courts of my holy sanctuary.”
10Come through! Come through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people!
Build it! Build the roadway!
Remove the stones!
Lift a signal flag for the nations!
11Look, the
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘Look, your deliverer comes!
Look, his reward is with him
and his reward goes before him!’”
12They will be called, “The Holy People,
the Ones Protected by the
You will be called, “Sought After,
City Not Abandoned.”