9. You will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’and to those who are in dark dungeons, ‘Emerge.’They will graze beside the roads;on all the slopes they will find pasture.
10. They will not be hungry or thirsty;the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them;he will lead them to springs of water.
11. I will make all my mountains into a road;I will construct my roadways.”
12. Look, they come from far away!Look, some come from the north and west,and others from the land of Sinim!
13. Shout for joy, O sky!Rejoice, O earth!Let the mountains give a joyful shout!For the Lord consoles his peopleand shows compassion to the oppressed.
14. “Zion said, ‘The Lord has abandoned me,the sovereign master has forgotten me.’
15. Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast?Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne?Even if mothers were to forget,I could never forget you!
16. Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms;your walls are constantly before me.
17. Your children hurry back,while those who destroyed and devastated you depart.