26 But the Jerusalem above(A) is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written,(B)

Rejoice, childless woman,(C)
unable to give birth.
Burst into song and shout,
you who are not in labor,
for the children of the desolate woman will be many,
more numerous than those
of the woman who has a husband.[a](D)

28 Now you too, brothers and sisters, like Isaac,(E) are children of promise.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:27 Is 54:1

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