Isaiah 66:7-14
International Standard Version
7 “Before she goes into labor she gives birth;
before her pains come upon her
she has delivered[a] a son.
8 Who has ever heard of such a thing?
And[b] who ever sees[c] such things?
Can a country be born in a single day,
or can a nation be brought forth in a single moment?
Yet no sooner was Zion in labor
than she delivered her children.
9 Am I to open the womb and not deliver?”
asks[d] the Lord.
“And when I bring to delivery, am I to close[e] the womb?”
asks your God.
10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be happy for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in gladness,
all you who mourn over her,
11 so that you may nurse and be satisfied
at her consoling breasts,
and so that you may drink deeply and take delight
from her glorious bosom.”
The Rule of God
12 This[f] is what the Lord says:
“See, I will extend prosperity to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream;
and you will nurse,
and you[g] will be carried on her hip,[h]
and bounced upon her knees.
13 Like a child whom his mother comforts,
so I will comfort you;
and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 And when you look, your hearts will rejoice
and your bodies will flourish like grass;
and it will be made known
that the Lord’s hand is with his servants,
but his fury is with his enemies.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 66:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read and she has delivered
- Isaiah 66:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack And
- Isaiah 66:8 So 1QIsaa. 1QIsab MT LXX read has seen
- Isaiah 66:9 Lit. says
- Isaiah 66:9 So 1QIsaa (imperfect); 1QIsab MT (perfect)
- Isaiah 66:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read For this
- Isaiah 66:12 1QIsaa feminine pl.; MT masculine pl.
- Isaiah 66:12 Or arm
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