Isaiah 49:10-18 New English Translation (NET)

10. They will not be hungry or thirsty;the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them;he will lead them to springs of water.

11. I will make all my mountains into a road;I will construct my roadways.”

12. Look, they come from far away!Look, some come from the north and west,and others from the land of Sinim!

13. Shout for joy, O sky!Rejoice, O earth!Let the mountains give a joyful shout!For the Lord consoles his peopleand shows compassion to the oppressed.

14. “Zion said, ‘The Lord has abandoned me,the sovereign master has forgotten me.’

15. Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast?Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne?Even if mothers were to forget,I could never forget you!

16. Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms;your walls are constantly before me.

17. Your children hurry back,while those who destroyed and devastated you depart.

18. Look all around you!All of them gather to you.As surely as I live,” says the Lord,“you will certainly wear all of them like jewelry;you will put them on as if you were a bride.

Isaiah 49