# For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet "For the sake of the people of Jerusalem I will not be silent" # I will not be silent It is most likely that "I" refers to Isaiah. # until her righteousness proceeds brightly, and her salvation as a burning torch Both clauses reassure the people that God will eventually come and save the people of Israel and that it will be as apparent as light is.