¹³ and for the land of my people,
    a land overgrown with thorns and briers^(A)—
yes, mourn^(B) for all houses of merriment
    and for this city of revelry.^(C)
14 The fortress^(D) will be abandoned,
    the noisy city deserted;^(E)
citadel and watchtower^(F) will become a wasteland forever,
    the delight of donkeys,^(G) a pasture for flocks,^(H)
15 till the Spirit^(I) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,^(J)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.^(K)

41 “Be silent^(A) before me, you islands!^(B)
    Let the nations renew their strength!^(C)
Let them come forward^(D) and speak;
    let us meet together^(E) at the place of judgment.

³ For I will pour water^(A) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;^(B)
I will pour out my Spirit^(C) on your offspring,
    and my blessing^(D) on your descendants.^(E)

61 The Spirit^(A) of the Sovereign Lord^(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed^(C) me
    to proclaim good news^(D) to the poor.^(E)
He has sent me to bind up^(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom^(G) for the captives^(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[a]