Say to those who have an anxious heart,
    “Be strong; fear not!
(A)Behold, your God
    will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
    He will come and save you.”

(B)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
(C)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
(D)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;
(E)the burning sand shall become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of (F)jackals, where they lie down,
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

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say(A) to those with fearful hearts,(B)
    “Be strong, do not fear;(C)
your God will come,(D)
    he will come with vengeance;(E)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save(F) you.”

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(G)
    and the ears of the deaf(H) unstopped.
Then will the lame(I) leap like a deer,(J)
    and the mute tongue(K) shout for joy.(L)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(M) in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(N) bubbling springs.(O)
In the haunts where jackals(P) once lay,
    grass and reeds(Q) and papyrus will grow.

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