3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will ^ainherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited. ‡

4 “Do^a not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. ‡

6 For the Lord ^ahas called you
Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
Says your God. ‡

7 “For^a a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies ^bI will gather you. ‡