do not worry, you will not be disgraced again;
for you will forget the shame of your youth
and no longer remember the dishonour of your widowhood.
For your Creator is your husband,
Yahweh Sabaoth is his name,
the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer,
he is called God of the whole world.
Yes, Yahweh has called you back
like a forsaken, grief-stricken wife,
like the repudiated wife of his youth,
says your God.
I did forsake you for a brief moment,
but in great compassion I shall take you back.
In a flood of anger, for a moment
I hid my face from you.
But in everlasting love I have taken pity on you,
say Yahweh, your redeemer.
For me it will be as in the days of Noah
when I swore that Noah's waters
should never flood the world again.
So now I swear never to be angry with you
and never to rebuke you again.
for the mountains may go away
and the hills may totter,
but my faithful love will never leave you,
my covenant of peace will never totter,
say Yahweh who takes pity on you.
