10. If you love Jerusalem,celebrate and shout!If you were in sorrowbecause of the city,you can now be glad.
11. She will nurse and comfort you,just like your own mother,until you are satisfied.You will fully enjoyher wonderful glory.
12. The Lord has promised:“I will flood Jerusalemwith the wealth of nationsand make the city prosper.Zion will nurse you at her breast,carry you in her arms,and hold you in her lap.
13. I will comfort you therelike a mothercomforting her child.”
14. When you see this happen,you will celebrate;your strength will returnfaster than grass can sprout.Then everyone will knowthat the Lord is presentwith his servants,but he is angrywith his enemies.
15. The Lord will come downlike a whirlwindwith his flaming chariots.He will be terribly furiousand punish his enemieswith fire.
16. The Lord's fiery swordwill bring justiceeverywhere on this earthand execute many people.
17. Some of you get yourselves ready and go to a garden to worship a foreign goddess. You eat the meat of pigs, lizards, and mice. But I, the Lord, will destroy you for this.
18. I know everything you do and think! The time has now come to bring together the people of every language and nation and to show them my glory