Isaiah 66:2–14

2  For call those things hath mine hand made,

And all those things have been, saith the Lord:

But dto this man will I look,

Even to him that is poor and eof a contrite spirit,

And ftrembleth at my word.

3  gHe that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man;

He that sacrificeth a ||lamb, as if hhe cut off ia dog’s neck;

He that offereth an oblation, kas if he offered swine’s blood;

He that †burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.

Yea, they have chosen ltheir own ways,

And their soul delighteth in their abominations.

4  I also will choose their ||mdelusions,

And will bring their fears upon them;

nBecause when I called, none did answer;

nWhen I spake, they did not hear:

nBut they did evil before mine eyes,

nAnd chose that in which I delighted not.

5  Hear the word of the Lord, ye that ftremble at his word;

Your brethren othat hated you,

That pcast you out for my name’s sake, said,

qLet the Lord be glorified:

But he rshall appear sto your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

6  A voice of tnoise from the city, a voice from the temple,

A voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

7  Before she utravailed, she brought forth;

Before her upain came, she was delivered of a man child.

8  Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things?

Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day?

Or shall a nation be born at once?

For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

9  Shall I bring to the birth, and not ||cause to bring forth? saith the Lord:

Shall I cause to bring forth, and vshut wthe womb? saith thy God.

10  xRejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her:

yRejoice for joy with her, all ye zthat mourn for her:

11  That aye may suck, and be satisfied with athe breasts of her consolations;

That ye may milk out, and bbe delighted with the ||abundance of her glory.

12  For thus saith the Lord,

Behold, I will extend cpeace to her like a river,

And dthe glory of the Gentiles elike a flowing stream:

Then ashall ye suck, fye shall be borne gupon her sides,

And hbe dandled upon iher knees.

13  kAs one whom his mother comforteth, so lwill I comfort you;

And ye shall be comforted kin Jerusalem.

14  And when ye see this, myour heart shall rejoice,

And nyour bones shall flourish olike an herb:

And the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants,

And his indignation toward his enemies.