7. “Before she was in labor, she gave birth;Before her pain came,She delivered a male child.
8. Who has heard such a thing?Who has seen such things?Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?Or shall a nation be born at once?For as soon as Zion was in labor,She gave birth to her children.
9. Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord.“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.
10. “Rejoice with Jerusalem,And be glad with her, all you who love her;Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
11. That you may feed and be satisfiedWith the consolation of her bosom,That you may drink deeply and be delightedWith the abundance of her glory.”
12. For thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.Then you shall feed;On her sides shall you be carried,And be dandled on her knees.
13. As one whom his mother comforts,So I will comfort you;And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
14. When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,And your bones shall flourish like grass;The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants,And His indignation to His enemies.
15. For behold, the Lord will come with fireAnd with His chariots, like a whirlwind,To render His anger with fury,And His rebuke with flames of fire.
16. For by fire and by His swordThe Lord will judge all flesh;And the slain of the Lord shall be many.