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Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many. For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.

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look to Abraham,(A) your father,
    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
    and I blessed him and made him many.(B)
The Lord will surely comfort(C) Zion(D)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(E)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(F)
    her wastelands(G) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(H) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving(I) and the sound of singing.

“Listen to me, my people;(J)
    hear me,(K) my nation:
Instruction(L) will go out from me;
    my justice(M) will become a light to the nations.(N)

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