Isaiah 49:10–18
10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.↗
11I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted.↗
12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.”↗
13Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.↗
14But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”↗
15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!↗
16Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.↗
17Your children hurry. Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.↗
18Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live,” says the LORD, “you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.↗
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