English Standard Version

Isaiah 49:12-15 English Standard Version (ESV)

12. Behold, these shall come from afar,and behold, these from the north and from the west,and these from the land of Syene.”

13. Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;break forth, O mountains, into singing!For the Lord has comforted his peopleand will have compassion on his afflicted.

14. But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me;my Lord has forgotten me.”

15. “Can a woman forget her nursing child,that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?Even these may forget,yet I will not forget you.