The Branch of the Lord Glorified
2 In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. 3 And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been drecorded for life in Jerusalem, 4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the edaughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a fspirit of burning.1 5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a gcloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy. 6 There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
The Lord Is My Strength and My Song
1 You1 will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
uyour anger turned away,
that you might vcomfort me.
2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will wtrust, and will not be afraid;
for xthe Lord God2 is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
3 With joy you3 will draw ywater from the wells of salvation. 4 And you will say in that day:
z“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 “Sing praises to the Lord, afor he has done gloriously;
let this be made known4 in all the earth.
6 bShout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your5 midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
New Heavens and a New Earth
17 “For behold, I create lnew heavens
and a new earth,
and mthe former things shall not be remembered
nor come into mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever
in that which I create;
for behold, I create Jerusalem to be oa joy,
and her people to be a gladness.
19 pI will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
qno more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.
20 No more shall there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for the young man shall die a hundred years old,
and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 rThey shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not sbuild and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat;
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy1 the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain
or bear children for calamity,2
for they shall be the toffspring of the blessed of the Lord,
and their descendants with them.
24 uBefore they call I will answer;
vwhile they are yet speaking I will hear.
25 wThe wolf and the lamb shall graze together;
the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
and xdust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt or destroy
in all ymy holy mountain,”
says the Lord.
