²² No longer will they build houses and others live in them,^(A)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,^(B)
    so will be the days^(C) of my people;
my chosen^(D) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.
²³ They will not labor in vain,^(E)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;^(F)
for they will be a people blessed^(G) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants^(H) with them.
²⁴ Before they call^(I) I will answer;^(J)
    while they are still speaking^(K) I will hear.