“In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.”
The future city—'O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, I am about to set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of carbuncles, and all your walls of precious stones'—depicts Zion rebuilt with jewels and precious materials. The image of embellishment with gemstones suggests extreme beauty and value. The progression from affliction to precious beauty represents restoration's transformation. This verse makes Zion's restoration so thoroughgoing that the very building materials become precious.
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