5 Hear the word of the Lord,You who tremble at His word:“Your brethren who hated you,Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,That we may see your joy.’But they shall be ashamed.”
6 The sound of noise from the city!A voice from the temple!The voice of the Lord,Who fully repays His enemies!
7 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth;Before her pain came,She delivered a male child.
8 Who has heard such a thing?Who has seen such things?Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?Or shall a nation be born at once?For as soon as Zion was in labor,She gave birth to her children.
9 Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord.“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.
10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem,And be glad with her, all you who love her;Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
11 That you may feed and be satisfiedWith the consolation of her bosom,That you may drink deeply and be delightedWith the abundance of her glory.”