After the interjection of the voice of Yhwh in verse 8 (and perhaps 9), the chapter concludes with an exultant hymn in which the prophet (speaking now perhaps on behalf of Jerusalem) rejoices in Yhwh for having clothed him (or her as Zion) with garments of victory.10 The comparison is made with both a bridegroom and a bride clothed in their wedding garments. A second metaphor is added in verse 11, where the victory of Yhwh is likened to plant growth springing up from the earth. The two metaphors