²⁰ “Never again will there be in it
    an infant^(H) who lives but a few days,
    or an old man who does not live out his years;^(I)
the one who dies at a hundred
    will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach^[a] a hundred
    will be considered accursed.
²¹ They will build houses^(J) and dwell in them;
    they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.^(K)
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,^(L)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,^(M)
    so will be the days^(N) of my people;
my chosen^(O) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.
²³ They will not labor in vain,^(P)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;^(Q)
for they will be a people blessed^(R) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants^(S) with them.
²⁴ Before they call^(T) I will answer;^(U)
    while they are still speaking^(V) I will hear.
²⁵ The wolf and the lamb^(W) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,^(X)
    and dust will be the serpent’s^(Y) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”^(Z)
says the Lord.

“Heaven is my throne,^(AA)
    and the earth is my footstool.^(AB)
Where is the house^(AC) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?
² Has not my hand made all these things,^(AD)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,^(AE)
    and who tremble at my word.^(AF)
3 But whoever sacrifices a bull^(AG)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s^(AH) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense^(AI)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,^(AJ)
    and they delight in their abominations;^(AK)
4 so I also will choose harsh treatment for them
    and will bring on them what they dread.^(AL)
For when I called, no one answered,^(AM)
    when I spoke, no one listened.
They did evil^(AN) in my sight
    and chose what displeases me.”^(AO)

⁵ Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:^(AP)
“Your own people who hate^(AQ) you,
    and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy!’
    Yet they will be put to shame.^(AR)
6 Hear that uproar from the city,
    hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound^(AS) of the Lord
    repaying^(AT) his enemies all they deserve.

⁷ “Before she goes into labor,^(AU)
    she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
    she delivers a son.^(AV)
8 Who has ever heard of such things?
    Who has ever seen^(AW) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day^(AX)
    or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
    than she gives birth to her children.^(AY)
9 Do I bring to the moment of birth^(AZ)
    and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb
    when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
¹⁰ “Rejoice^(BA) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love^(BB) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn^(BC) over her.
¹¹ For you will nurse^(BD) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;^(BE)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”^(BF)

“I will extend peace^(BG) to her like a river,^(BH)
    and the wealth^(BI) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried^(BJ) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.
¹³ As a mother comforts her child,^(BK)
    so will I comfort^(BL) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

¹⁴ When you see this, your heart will rejoice^(BM)
    and you will flourish^(BN) like grass;
the hand^(BO) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,^(BP)
    but his fury^(BQ) will be shown to his foes.
¹⁵ See, the Lord is coming with fire,^(BR)
    and his chariots^(BS) are like a whirlwind;^(BT)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
    and his rebuke^(BU) with flames of fire.
¹⁶ For with fire^(BV) and with his sword^(BW)
    the Lord will execute judgment^(BX) on all people,
    and many will be those slain^(BY) by the Lord.