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Isaiah 66:5-14

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5Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word:

“Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you on account of My name,

Have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, so that we may see your joy.’

But they will be put to shame.

6“A sound of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple,

The voice of the Lord who is dealing retribution to His enemies.

7“Before she was in labor, she delivered;

Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.

8“Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?

Can a land be 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.

9“Shall I bring to the point of birth but not give delivery?” says the Lord.

“Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God.

10“Be joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her;

Be exceedingly glad with her, all you who mourn over her,

11So that you may nurse and be satisfied with her comforting breasts,

So that you may drink fully and be delighted with her bountiful breasts.”

12For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I extend peace to her like a river,

And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;

And you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.

13“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;

And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

14Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad,

And your bones will flourish like the new grass;

And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants,

But He will be indignant toward His enemies.