⁷ “Before she was in labor, she gave birth;
Before her pain came,
She delivered a male child.
⁸ Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
She gave birth to her children.
⁹ Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord.
“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.
¹⁰ “Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
¹¹ That you may feed and be satisfied
With the consolation of her bosom,
That you may drink deeply and be delighted
With the abundance of her glory.”

“Behold, ^(A)I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall ^(B)feed;
On her sides shall you be ^(C)carried,
And be dandled on her knees.
¹³ As one whom his mother comforts,
So I will ^(D)comfort you;
And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”