¹⁷ “The poor and needy are seeking ^(A)water, but there is none,
And their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, ^(B)will answer them Myself;
As the God of Israel I ^(C)will not abandon them.

¹⁸ I will open ^(A)rivers on the bare heights,
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make ^(B)the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land fountains of water.