3. For you will spread out to the right and to the left;your descendants will dispossess nationsand settle in their desolate cities.
4. ‘Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.You will forget the shame of your youthand remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5. For your Maker is your husband –the Lord Almighty is his name –the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;he is called the God of all the earth.
6. The Lord will call you backas if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit –a wife who married young,only to be rejected,’ says your God.
7. ‘For a brief moment I abandoned you,but with deep compassion I will bring you back.