Isaiah 66:5-14

New American Standard Bible

⁵Hear the word of the Lord, you who ^(A)tremble at His word:
“Your brothers who ^(B)hate you, who ^(C)exclude you on account of My name,
Have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, so that we may see your joy.’
But ^(D)they will be put to shame.
⁶A sound of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple,
The voice of the Lord who is ^(E)dealing retribution to His enemies.

⁷“Before she was in labor, ^(F)she delivered;
Before her pain came, ^(G)she gave birth to a boy.
⁸^(H)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?
Can a land be ^[a]born in one day?
Can a nation be given birth all at once?
As soon as Zion was in labor, she also delivered her sons.
⁹Shall I bring to the point of birth but ^(I)not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God.

Joy in Jerusalem’s Future

¹⁰“Be ^(J)joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who ^(K)love her;
Be exceedingly ^(L)glad with her, all you who mourn over her,
¹¹So that you may nurse and ^(M)be satisfied with her comforting breasts,
So that you may drink fully and be delighted with her ^(N)bountiful breasts.”
¹²For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I extend ^(O)peace to her like a river,
And the ^(P)glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will ^[b]be nursed, you will be ^(Q)carried on the ^[c]hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.
¹³As one whom his mother comforts, so I will ^(R)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
¹⁴Then you will ^(S)see this, and your ^(T)heart will be glad,
And your ^(U)bones will flourish like the new grass;
And the ^(V)hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants,
But He will be ^(W)indignant toward His enemies.