7. "For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you.
8. "In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you," Says the Lord your Redeemer.
9. "For this is like the days of Noah to Me, When I swore that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.
10. "For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken," Says the Lord who has compassion on you.
11. "O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
12. "Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones.
13. "All your sons will be taught of the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be great.
14. "In righteousness you will be established; You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near you.
15. "If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me. Whoever assails you will fall because of you.