² Speak tenderly^(A) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service^(B) has been completed,^(C)
    that her sin has been paid for,^(D)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double^(E) for all her sins.

⁹ Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,^(A)
until he pleads my case^(B)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;^(C)
    I will see his righteousness.^(D)