3  You shall be ^sa crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,

and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

4  ^tYou shall no more be termed ^uForsaken,¹

and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,²

^rbut you shall be called ^vMy Delight Is in Her,³

and your land Married;⁴

for the Lord delights in you,

and your land shall be married.

5  For as a young man marries a young woman,

so ^wshall your sons marry you,

and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,

so ^xshall your God rejoice over you.

17  ^lThe Lord your God is in your midst,

ⁿa mighty one who will save;

^ohe will rejoice over you with gladness;

he will quiet you by his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing.

18  I will gather those of you who mourn ^pfor the festival,

so that you will no longer suffer reproach.¹