1 Thus says Jehovah, The heaven is my throne, and the Earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build to me? And where is the place of my rest?
2 For all those things has my hand made, and all those things have been, says Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a spirit that is seriously affected by an undesirable condition and trembles in fear at My Utterance.
3 He who kills an ox is as if he slew a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he who offers an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he who burns incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their mind delights in their detestable things.
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spoke, they did not hear: but they did evil before my eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
5 Hear the word of Jehovah, you who tremble at his word; Your brothers that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that renders recompense to his enemies.
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the Earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born 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 Jehovah: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? Says your God.
10 Rejoice you with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her: rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her:
11 That you may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that you may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
12 For thus says Jehovah, I will extend completeness to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall you suck, you shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 And when you see this, your mind shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like a herb: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
15 For, Jehovah will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will Jehovah plead with all flesh: and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
17 Those who sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the middle, eating swine's flesh, the detestable thing, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, says Jehovah.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and languages; and they shall come, and see my glory.
19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
20 And they shall bring all your brothers for an offering to Jehovah out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says Jehovah, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a pure vessel into the house of Jehovah.
21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, says Jehovah.
22 For as the new heavens and the new Earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, says Jehovah, so shall your seed and your name remain.
23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, says Jehovah.
24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcass of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh.