6:2 I will destroy
who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.
3:14 “Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the Lord, “for I am your true master.
30:17 Yes,
I will heal your wounds.
I, the Lord, affirm it!
For you have been called an outcast,
Zion, whom no one cares for.”
31:6 Yes, a time is coming
when watchmen
“Come! Let us go to Zion
to worship the Lord our God!”’”
50:5 They will ask the way to Zion;
they will turn their faces toward it.
They will come
in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
51:35 The person who lives in Zion says,
“May Babylon pay for the violence done to me and to my relatives.”
Jerusalem says,
“May those living in Babylonia pay for the bloodshed of my people.”
4:31 In fact,
a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby.
It is the cry of Daughter Zion
reaching out for help,
My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”
6:23 Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride forth on their horses.
Lined up in formation like men going into battle
to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”
‘The Lord who rules over all
“Zion
Jerusalem
The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge.”’
31:12 They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion.
They will be radiant with joy
the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil,
the young sheep and calves he has given to them.
They will be like a well-watered garden
and will not grow faint or weary any more.