^{8     (A)}He will swallow up death forever;
and ^(B)the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
    and ^(C)the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
    ^(D)for the Lord has spoken.

¹⁷ For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^(A)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of ^(B)living water,
and ^(C)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

²⁰ Your sun shall no more go down,
    nor your moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and ^(A)your days of mourning shall be ended.