New American Standard Bible

Isaiah 49:10-19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

10. "They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them And will guide them to springs of water.

11. "I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.

12. "Behold, these will come from afar; And lo, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim."

13. Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.

14. But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, And the Lord has forgotten me."

15. "Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

16. "Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.

17. "Your builders hurry; Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you.

18. "Lift up your eyes and look around; All of them gather together, they come to you. As I live," declares the Lord, "You will surely put on all of them as jewels and bind them on as a bride.

19. "For your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land- Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away.