33 He turns rivers into desert,

springs into thirsty ground,ac

34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.ad

35 He turns a desert into a pool,

dry land into springs.ae

36 He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live.af

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.ag

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;ah

he does not let their livestock decrease.a

39 When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow,b

40 he pours contempt on noblesc

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.d

41 But he lifts the needy out of their sufferinge

and makes their families multiply like flocks.f