¹⁰ They will neither hunger nor thirst,^(A)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.^(B)
He who has compassion^(C) on them will guide^(D) them
    and lead them beside springs^(E) of water.

¹⁶ ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(A)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(B)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(C)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b](D)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(E)

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.^(A)

⁹ They will come with weeping;^(A)
    they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead^(B) them beside streams of water^(C)
    on a level^(D) path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,^(E)
    and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

¹⁰ Though the mountains be shaken^(A)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love^(B) for you will not be shaken^(C)
    nor my covenant^(D) of peace^(E) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion^(F) on you.

¹¹ He tends his flock like a shepherd:^(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms^(B)
and carries them close to his heart;^(C)
    he gently leads^(D) those that have young.^(E)

⁷ The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground^(A) bubbling springs.^(B)
In the haunts where jackals^(C) once lay,
    grass and reeds^(D) and papyrus will grow.