¹² For thus says the Lord:
^(A)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and ^(B)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
    and bounced upon her knees.

^5 (A)The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high;
    he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness,
^6 (B)and he will be the stability of your times,
    abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
    the fear of the Lord is Zion's^[a] treasure.

⁷ Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;
    ^(C)the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
^8 (D)The highways lie waste;
    the traveler ceases.
^(E)Covenants are broken;
    cities^[b] are despised;
    there is no regard for man.