⁷ On this mountain he will destroy
    the shroud^(A) that enfolds all peoples,^(B)
the sheet that covers all nations;
⁸     he will swallow up death^(C) forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears^(D)
    from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace^(E)
    from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.^(F)

“Surely this is our God;^(H)
    we trusted^(I) in him, and he saved^(J) us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
    let us rejoice^(K) and be glad in his salvation.”^(L)

“they are before the throne of God^(A)
    and serve him^(B) day and night in his temple;^(C)
and he who sits on the throne^(D)
    will shelter them with his presence.^(E)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(F)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(G)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(H)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b](I)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(J)