“Shout for joy,רָנִּיbarren one,עֲקָרָהwho did notלֹאgive birth;יָלָדָהbreak forthפִּצְחִיinto joyful shoutingרִנָּהand cry aloud,וְצַהֲלִיyou who did notלֹאhave birth pains;חָלָהforכִּיmoreרַבִּיםare the childrenבְּנֵיof the desolate oneשׁוֹמֵמָהthan the childrenמִבְּנֵיof the married one,”בְעוּלָהsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
“Enlargeהַרְחִיבִיthe placeמְקוֹםof your tent,אָהֳלֵךְand the curtainsוִירִיעוֹתof your dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתַיִךְlet them stretch out;יַטּוּdo notאַלhold back;תַּחְשֹׂכִיlengthenהַאֲרִיכִיyour cords,מֵיתָרַיִךְand your stakesוִיתֵדֹתַיִךְstrengthen.חַזֵּקִי
Forכִּיto the rightיָמִיןand to the leftוּשְׂמֹאולyou will spread out;תִּפְרֹצִיand your offspringוְזַרְעֵךְwill possessיִירָשׁnations,גּוֹיִםandוְthey will makeיוֹשִׁיבוּdesolateנְשַׁמּוֹתcitiesעָרִיםinhabited.יוֹשִׁיבוּ
Do notאַלfear,תִּירְאִיforכִּיyou will notלֹאbe ashamed;תֵבוֹשִׁיand do notוְאַלbe humiliated,תִּכָּלְמִיforכִּיyou will notלֹאbe disgraced;תַחְפִּירִיforכִּיthe shameבֹשֶׁתof your youthעֲלוּמַיִךְyou will forget,תִּשְׁכָּחִיand the reproachוְחֶרְפַּתof your widowhoodאַלְמְנוּתַיִךְyou will notלֹאrememberתִזְכְּרִיanymore.עוֹד
Forכִּיyour husbandבֹעֲלַיִךְis your Maker,עֹשַׂיִךְYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתis his name,שְׁמוֹand your Redeemer,וְגֹאֲלֵךְthe Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלElohimאֱלֹהֵיof allכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץhe will be called.יִקָּרֵא
Forכִּיlike a womanכְאִשָּׁהabandonedעֲזוּבָהand grievedוַעֲצוּבַתin spiritרוּחַYHWHיְהוָהhas called you,קְרָאָךְandוְlike the wifeאֵשֶׁתof youthנְעוּרִיםwhenכִּיshe is rejected,”תִמָּאֵסsaysאָמַרyour Elohim.אֱלֹהָיִךְ
“For a briefבְּ קָטֹןmomentרֶגַעI abandoned you,עֲזַבְתִּיךְbut with greatוּבְ גְּדֹלִיםcompassionרַחֲמִיםI will gather you.אֲקַבְּצֵךְ
In a surgeבְּשֶׁצֶףof angerקֶצֶףI hidהִסְתַּרְתִּיmy faceפָנַיfrom youמִמֵּךְfor a moment,רֶגַעbut withוּבְeternalעוֹלָםloyal loveחֶסֶדI will have compassion on you,”רִחַמְתִּיךְsaysאָמַרyour Redeemer,גֹּאֲלֵךְYHWH.יְהוָה
“Forכִּיlike the watersמֵיof Noahנֹחַis thisזֹאתto me:לִיasאֲשֶׁרI sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיthat the watersמֵיof Noahנֹחַwould notמֵagainעוֹדpassעֲבֹרover the earth,עַל הָאָרֶץsoכֵּןI have swornנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnot to be angryמִקְּצֹףwith youעָלַיִךְor to rebuke you.וּמִגְּעָר בָּךְ
Forכִּיthe mountainsהֶהָרִיםwill move,יָמוּשׁוּand the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹתwill totter,תְּמוּטֶנָהbut my loyal loveוְחַסְדִּיwill notלֹאmoveיָמוּשׁfrom you,מֵאִתֵּךְand my covenantוּבְרִיתof peaceשְׁלוֹמִיwill notלֹאtotter,”תָמוּטsaysאָמַרthe one who has compassion on you,מְרַחֲמֵךְYHWH.יְהוָה
“Afflicted one,עֲנִיָּהstorm-tossed,סֹעֲרָהnotלֹאcomforted:נֻחָמָהlook,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam settingמַרְבִּיץyour stonesאֲבָנַיִךְon antimony,בַּפּוּךְand I will lay your foundationsוִיסַדְתִּיךְon sapphires.בַּסַּפִּירִים
And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּיyour battlementsשִׁמְשֹׁתַיִךְof ruby,כַּדְכֹדand your gatesוּשְׁעָרַיִךְof stonesלְאַבְנֵיof crystal,אֶקְדָּחand allוְכָלyour borderגְּבוּלֵךְof preciousחֵפֶץstones.לְאַבְנֵי
And allוְכָלyour childrenבָּנַיִךְwill be disciplesלִמּוּדֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand greatוְרַבwill be the peaceשְׁלוֹםof your children.בָּנָיִךְ
In righteousnessבִּצְדָקָהyou will be established;תִּכּוֹנָנִיbe farרַחֲקִיfrom oppression,מֵעֹשֶׁקforכִּיyou will notלֹאfear,תִירָאִיand from terror,וּמִמְּחִתָּהforכִּיit will notלֹאcome nearתִקְרַבto you.אֵלָיִךְ
Look,הֵןif anyone gathers against you,גּוֹר יָגוּרit is notאֶפֶסfrom me;מֵאוֹתִיwhoeverמִיgathersגָרagainst youאִתָּךְbecause of youעָלַיִךְwill fall.יִפּוֹל
Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיhave createdבָּרָאתִיthe craftsmanחָרָשׁwho blowsנֹפֵחַthe coalsפֶּחָםin the fireבְּאֵשׁand brings outוּמוֹצִיאa toolכְלִיfor his work;לְמַעֲשֵׂהוּand Iוְאָנֹכִיhave createdבָּרָאתִיthe destroyerמַשְׁחִיתto ruin.לְחַבֵּל
Noכָּל לֹאweaponכְּלִיformedיוּצַרagainst youעָלַיִךְwill prosper,יִצְלָחand everyוְכָלtongueלָשׁוֹןthat risesתָּקוּםagainst youאִתָּךְin judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּטyou will condemn.תַּרְשִׁיעִיThisזֹאתis the inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the servantsעַבְדֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand their righteousnessוְצִדְקָתָםis from me,”מֵאִתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה