²³ They will not labor in vain,^(A)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;^(B)
for they will be a people blessed^(C) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants^(D) with them.
²⁴ Before they call^(E) I will answer;^(F)
    while they are still speaking^(G) I will hear.
²⁵ The wolf and the lamb^(H) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,^(I)
    and dust will be the serpent’s^(J) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”^(K)
says the Lord.