"Shoutfor joy,O barrenone,you who have borneno[child]; Breakforthinto joyfulshoutingand cryaloud,you who have not travailed;For the sonsof the desolateone [will be] morenumerousThanthe sonsof the marriedwoman," saysthe LORD.
Sarahsaid,"Godhas madelaughterfor me; everyonewho hearswill laughwith me."
He makes the barrenwomanabidein the house[As] a joyfulmotherof children.Praisethe LORD!
"We have a littlesister,And she hasnobreasts;Whatshall we dofor our sisterOn the daywhenshe is spokenfor?
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
They raisetheir voices,they shoutfor joy;They cryout from the westconcerning the majestyof the LORD.
Shoutfor joy,O heavens,for the LORDhas done[it]! Shoutjoyfully,you lowerpartsof the earth;Breakforthinto a shoutof joy,you mountains,O forest,and everytreein it; For the LORDhas redeemedJacobAnd in IsraelHe showsforth His glory.
Shoutfor joy,O heavens!And rejoice,O earth!Breakforthinto joyfulshouting,O mountains!For the LORDhas comfortedHis peopleAnd will havecompassionon His afflicted.
"For your wasteand desolateplaces and your destroyedland--Surelynowyou will be toocrampedfor the inhabitants,And those who swallowedyou will be faraway.
"The childrenof whom you were bereavedwill yetsayin your ears,'The placeis too crampedfor me; Makeroomfor me that I may live[here].'
It will nolongerbe saidto you, "Forsaken,"Norto your landwill it anylongerbe said,"Desolate";But you will be called,"My delightis in her," And your land,"Married";For the LORDdelightsin you, And [to Him] your landwill be married.
"Beforeshe travailed,she broughtforth;Beforeher paincame,she gavebirthto a boy.
Shoutfor joy,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O Israel!Rejoiceand exultwith all[your] heart,O daughterof Jerusalem!
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
For it is written,"REJOICE,BARREN WOMANWHO DOES NOT BEAR;BREAK FORTHAND SHOUT,YOU WHO ARE NOT IN LABOR;FOR MORE NUMEROUSARE THE CHILDRENOF THE DESOLATETHANOF THE ONE WHO HASA HUSBAND."
"Those who were fullhirethemselves out for bread,But those who were hungrycease[to hunger]. Eventhe barrengivesbirthto seven,But she who has manychildrenlanguishes.
