Isaiah 66:10-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ If you love Jerusalem,
    celebrate and shout!
If you were in sorrow
because of the city,
    you can now be glad.
¹¹ She will nurse and comfort you,
just like your own mother,
    until you are satisfied.
You will fully enjoy
    her wonderful glory.

¹² The Lord has promised:
    “I will flood Jerusalem
with the wealth of nations
    and make the city prosper.
Zion will nurse you at her breast,
carry you in her arms,
    and hold you in her lap.
¹³ I will comfort you there
like a mother
    comforting her child.”

¹⁴ When you see this happen,
    you will celebrate;
your strength will return
    faster than grass can sprout.
Then everyone will know
that the Lord provides help
    for his servants,
but he is angry
    with his enemies.
¹⁵ The Lord will come down
like a whirlwind
    with his flaming chariots.
He will be furiously angry
and punish his enemies
    with fire.
¹⁶ The Lord's fiery sword
    will bring justice
everywhere on this earth
    and execute many people.