Isaiah 66:6-14
New International Version
6 Hear that uproar from the city,
hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound(A) of the Lord
repaying(B) his enemies all they deserve.
7 “Before she goes into labor,(C)
she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
she delivers a son.(D)
8 Who has ever heard of such things?
Who has ever seen(E) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day(F)
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.(G)
9 Do I bring to the moment of birth(H)
and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb
when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
10 “Rejoice(I) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
all you who love(J) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
all you who mourn(K) over her.
11 For you will nurse(L) and be satisfied
at her comforting breasts;(M)
you will drink deeply
and delight in her overflowing abundance.”(N)
12 For this is what the Lord says:
Isaiah 66:6-14
King James Version
6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
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