15 “Whereas you have been (A)forsaken and (B)hated
With no one passing through,
I will make you an (C)object of pride forever,
A joy from generation to generation.
16 You will also (D)suck the milk of nations,
And suck the breast of kings;
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your (E)Savior
And your (F)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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15 “Although you have been forsaken(A) and hated,
    with no one traveling(B) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(C)
    and the joy(D) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(E) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(F) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(G)
    your Redeemer,(H) the Mighty One of Jacob.(I)

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Joy in Jerusalem’s Future

10 “Be (A)joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who (B)love her;
Be exceedingly (C)glad with her, all you who mourn over her,
11 So that you may nurse and (D)be satisfied with her comforting breasts,
So that you may drink fully and be delighted with her (E)bountiful breasts.”
12 For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I extend (F)peace to her like a river,
And the (G)glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will [a]be nursed, you will be (H)carried on the [b]hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will (I)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:12 Lit nurse
  2. Isaiah 66:12 Lit side

10 “Rejoice(A) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love(B) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn(C) over her.
11 For you will nurse(D) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;(E)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”(F)

12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(G) to her like a river,(H)
    and the wealth(I) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(J) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.
13 As a mother comforts her child,(K)
    so will I comfort(L) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

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