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)

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)

“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.”