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Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word!
Your kin who hate you
    and cast you out because of my name say,
“May the Lord show his glory,
    that we may see your joy”;
    but they shall be put to shame.
A voice roaring from the city,
    a voice from the temple;
The voice of the Lord
    rendering recompense to his enemies!(A)

Blessings of Prosperity and Consolation

[a]Before she is in labor,
    she gives birth;(B)
Before her pangs come upon her,
    she delivers a male child.

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Footnotes

  1. 66:7–9 The renewal of Zion is pictured in terms of a miraculous, instantaneous birth, facilitated by God’s intervention.