Isaiah 66:13

Modern

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Traditional

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Literal

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you, and in Jerusalem” you will find comfort.

Latin

Quomodo si cui mater blandiatur, ita ego consolabor vos, et in Jerusalem consolabimini.

Hebrew

English

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

will I comfort you: Compare Isaiah 40:1.

Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Corinthians 1:4
…who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
Isaiah 51:3
For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
Isaiah 40:1
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
Isaiah 66:10
Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,
Isaiah 65:18–19
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
Psalm 137:6
May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions