“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; 1
break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains,
because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous
than those of the woman who has a husband.” 2
1 tn The direct object “children” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
2 tn Grk “because more are the children of the barren one than of the one having a husband.”
sn A quotation from Isa 54:1.