[17] In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest? [18] In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. [19] Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [20] The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down— [21] those who with a word make someone out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice. [22] Therefore this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale. [23] When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. [24] Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.”
