The Afflicted Will Rejoice
17 Is it not yet just a little while
Before Lebanon will be turned into a afruitful orchard,
And the fruitful orchard will be counted as a forest?
18 On that day the adeaf will hear bwords of a book,
And out of darkness and thick darkness the ceyes of the blind will see.
19 The aafflicted also will increase their gladness in Yahweh,
And the bneedy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the aruthless will come to an end and the bscoffer will be finished,
Indeed call who are watching out to do evil will be cut off;
21 Who cause a person to sin by a word,
And aensnare him who reproves at the gate,
And bdefraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.
22 Therefore thus says Yahweh, who redeemed aAbraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob bshall not now be ashamed, and now his face shall not turn pale;
23 But when he sees his achildren, the bwork of My hands, in his midst,
They will sanctify My name;
Indeed, they will csanctify the Holy One of Jacob
And will stand trembling before the God of Israel.
24 Those who aerr in spirit will bknow discernment,
And those who criticize will cgain learning.