1. “Sing, O childless woman,you who have never given birth!Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,you who have never been in labor.For the desolate woman now has more childrenthan the woman who lives with her husband,”says the lord.
2. “Enlarge your house; build an addition.Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
3. For you will soon be bursting at the seams.Your descendants will occupy other nationsand resettle the ruined cities.