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
New Living Translation
17 Soon—and it will not be very long—
the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
18 In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book,
and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
19 The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord.
The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 The scoffer will be gone,
the arrogant will disappear,
and those who plot evil will be killed.
21 Those who convict the innocent
by their false testimony will disappear.
A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice
and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
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