15 Woe to those who go to great depths

to hidex their plans from the Lord,

who do their work in darkness and think,

“Who sees us?y Who will know?”z

16 You turn things upside down,

as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!a

Shall what is formed say to the one who formedb it,

“You did not make me”?

Can the pot say to the potter,c

“You know nothing”?d

17 In a very short time,e will not Lebanonf be turned into a fertile fieldg

and the fertile field seem like a forest?h

18 In that dayi the deafj will hear the words of the scroll,

and out of gloom and darknessk

the eyes of the blind will see.l

19 Once more the humblem will rejoice in the Lord;

the needyn will rejoice in the Holy Oneo of Israel.

20 The ruthlessp will vanish,q

the mockersr will disappear,

and all who have an eye for evils will be cut down—

21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,

who ensnare the defender in courtt

and with false testimonyu deprive the innocent of justice.v

22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemedw Abraham,x says to the descendants of Jacob:

“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;y

no longer will their faces grow pale.z

23 When they see among them their children,a

the work of my hands,b

they will keep my name holy;c

they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy Oned of Jacob,

and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

24 Those who are waywarde in spirit will gain understanding;f

those who complain will accept instruction.”g