Shall I [a]cause to travail, and not bring forth? shall I cause to bring forth, and shall be barren, saith thy God?

10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her,

11 That ye may suck, [b]and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolation: that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the brightness of her glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:9 Declaring hereby, that as in his power and providence women travailed and delivered, so he giveth the power to bring forth the Church at his time appointed.
  2. Isaiah 66:11 That is, may rejoice for all the benefits that God bestoweth upon his Church.

Do I bring to the moment of birth(A)
    and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb
    when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
10 “Rejoice(B) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love(C) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn(D) over her.
11 For you will nurse(E) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;(F)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”(G)

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