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12 Behold, these shall come from afar—and, behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim (China).

13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people and will have compassion upon His afflicted.

14 But Zion [Jerusalem, her people as seen in captivity] said, The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.

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12 See, they will come from afar(A)
    some from the north, some from the west,(B)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

13 Shout for joy,(C) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;(D)
    burst into song, you mountains!(E)
For the Lord comforts(F) his people
    and will have compassion(G) on his afflicted ones.(H)

14 But Zion(I) said, “The Lord has forsaken(J) me,
    the Lord has forgotten me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim