Isaiah 66:7-13

Tree of Life Version

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?
Can a land be born in one day?
Can a nation be brought forth at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
    she gave birth to her children.
⁹ “Will I bring the moment of birth,
and not give delivery?” says Adonai.
“Will 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 mourned over her.
¹¹ For you will nurse and be satisfied
from her comforting breast.
You will drink deeply and delight
    from her glorious abundance.
¹² For thus says Adonai:
“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream.
    You will be nursed, carried on the hip,
        and bounced on her knees.
¹³ As one whom his mother comforts,
so I will comfort you,
so you will be comforted in Jerusalem.