Isaiah 29:17-21
Legacy Standard Bible
The Afflicted Will Rejoice
17 Is it not yet just a little while
[a]Before Lebanon will be turned into a (A)fruitful orchard,
And the fruitful orchard will be counted as a forest?
18 On that day the (B)deaf will hear (C)words of a book,
And out of [b]darkness and thick darkness the (D)eyes of the blind will see.
19 The (E)afflicted also will increase their gladness in Yahweh,
And the (F)needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the (G)ruthless will come to an end and the (H)scoffer will be finished,
Indeed (I)all who are watching out to do evil will be cut off;
21 Who [c]cause a person to sin by a word,
And (J)ensnare him who reproves at the gate,
And [d](K)defraud the one in the right with [e]meaningless arguments.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:17 Lit And
- Isaiah 29:18 Lit thick darkness and darkness, cf. 8:22; 9:2
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit bring a person under condemnation
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit turn aside
- Isaiah 29:21 Lit confusion
Isaiah 29:17-21
Common English Bible
17 In just a little while won’t Lebanon become farmland once again,
and the farmland be considered a forest?
18 On that day: The deaf will hear the words of a scroll and, freed from dimness and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see.
19 The poor will again find joy in the Lord,
and the neediest of people will rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
20 The tyrant will be no more,
the mocker will perish,
and all who plot evil will be eliminated:
21 all who incriminate others wrongly,
who entrap the judge in the gate,
and pointlessly postpone justice for the innocent.
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