7  The whole earth is at rest and quiet;

they ^ybreak forth into singing.

1  ⁿ“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;

break forth into singing and cry aloud,

you who have not been in labor!

For the children of the ^odesolate one will be more

than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.

12  “For you shall go out in joy

and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you

shall break forth into singing,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.