Isaiah 54:5-17

Indeed, your husband is your Maker   — his name is the Lord  of Armies — and the Holy One of Israel  is your Redeemer;  he is called the God of the whole earth. For the Lord has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,  a wife of one’s youth  when she is rejected,” says your God. “I deserted you for a brief moment,  but I will take you back with abundant compassion. In a surge of anger I hid my face  from you for a moment, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting love,”  says the Lord your Redeemer. “For this is like the days  of Noah to me: when I swore that the water of Noah would never flood the earth again,  so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.  Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you and my covenant of peace  will not be shaken,” says your compassionate Lord. “Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted, I will set your stones in black mortar,  and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.  I will make your fortifications  out of rubies, your gates out of sparkling stones, and all your walls out of precious stones. Then all your children will be taught by the  Lord,  their prosperity will be great, and you will be established on a foundation of righteousness. You will be far from oppression, you will certainly not be afraid; you will be far from terror, it will certainly not come near you. If anyone attacks you, it is not from me; whoever attacks you will fall before you. Look, I have created the craftsman who blows on the charcoal fire and produces a weapon suitable for its task; and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc. No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute any accusation  raised against you in court. This is the heritage of the  Lord’s servants,  and their vindication is from me.”  This is the  Lord’s declaration.