Isaiah 29:17–24

Blessing after Punishment

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

and the fruitful land be regarded as a forest?

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁹And the meek have joy after joy^t in Yahweh,

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

²⁰For 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;

²¹those 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.

²²Therefore 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.

²³For 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.

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

and those who grumble will learn instruction.