Blessing after Punishment

17 ⌊In a very little while⌋s shall not Lebanon change into a fruitful land,

and the fruitful land be regarded as a forest?

18 And on that day, the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll,

and the eyes of the blind shall see out of gloom and darkness.

19 And the meek ⌊have joy after joy⌋t in Yahweh,

and the needy of the people shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.

20 For the tyrant shall be no more,

and the scoffer shall come to an end.

And all those lying in wait for evil shall be cut off;

21 those who mislead a person into sin with a word

and set a trap for the ⌊arbitrator⌋u in the gate

and guide away the righteous by emptiness.

22 Therefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says this to the house of Jacob:

“Jacob will no longer be ashamed,

and his face will no longer grow pale.

23 For when he sees his children,

the work of my hands, in his midst,

they will treat my name as holy,

and they will treat the holy one of Jacob as holy,

and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

24 And those who err in spirit will ⌊acquire⌋v understanding,

and those who grumble will learn instruction.