¹² És a folyóvizeket kiszárasztom, és eladom a földet gonoszok kezébe, és elpusztítom a földet s teljességét idegenek keze által, én, az Úr szólottam.

¹² Miképen a pásztor tudakozódik nyája után, a mely napon ott áll elszéledt juhai között; így tudakozódom nyájam után, és kiszabadítom õket minden helyrõl, a hova szétszóródtak a felhõnek s borúnak napján.

⁷ "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she delivered a son.

⁸ Who has heard such a thing? who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth 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?" says Yahweh: "shall I who cause to bring forth shut [the womb]?" says your God.

¹⁰ "Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her: Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;

¹¹ that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory."