4 You shall no more be called the forsaken one,
nor your land referred to as desolate;
you shall be known as her in whom I delight
and your land considered espoused.
For Jehovah shall delight in you,
and your land shall be espoused.
5 As a young man weds a virgin,
so shall your sons wed you;
as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
6 I have appointed watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall not be silent day or night.
You who call upon Jehovah, let not up
7 nor give him respite till he reestablishes Jerusalem
and makes it renowned in the earth.
8 Jehovah has sworn by his right hand, his mighty arm:
I will no more let your grain be food for your enemies,
nor shall foreigners drink the new wine you have toiled for.
9 Those who harvest it shall eat it,
giving praise to Jehovah;
those who gather it shall drink it
within the environs of my sanctuary.
10 Pass on, go through gates;
prepare the way for the people!
Excavate, pave a highway cleared of stones;
raise the ensign to the nations!
11 Jehovah has made proclamation to the end of the earth:
Tell the Daughter of Zion,
See, your Salvation comes,
his reward with him, his work preceding him.
12 They shall be called the holy people,
the redeemed of Jehovah;
and you shall be known as in demand,
a city never deserted.