12 Behold, these shall come from afar,and behold, these from the north and from the west,and these from the land of Syene.”
13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;break forth, O mountains, into singing!For the Lord has comforted his peopleand will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me;my Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child,that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?Even these may forget,yet I will not forget you.
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;your walls are continually before me.
17 Your builders make haste; your destroyers and those who laid you waste go out from you.
18 Lift up your eyes around and see;they all gather, they come to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament;you shall bind them on as a bride does.