For the Lord will comfort Zion;(A)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.

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The Lord will surely comfort(A) Zion(B)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(D)
    her wastelands(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(F) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving(G) and the sound of singing.

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A fire devours in front of them,(A)
and behind them a flame blazes.
The land in front of them
is like the garden of Eden,(B)
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;(C)
there is no escape from them.

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Before them fire(A) devours,
    behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,(B)
    behind them, a desert waste(C)
    nothing escapes them.

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