15. Therefore, the Lord God,the holy one of Israel, says:In return and rest you will be saved;quietness and trust will be your strength—but you refused.
16. You said,"No! We’ll flee on horses"—therefore, you will indeed flee—"and we’ll ride off; on swift steeds we will ride"—therefore, your pursuers will be swift.
17. One thousand will flee at the threat of one,and at the threat of five you will flee,until you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,like a flag on a hill.
18. Nonetheless, the Lord is waiting to be merciful to you,and will rise up to show you compassion.The Lord is a God of justice;happy are all who wait for him.
19. People in Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. God will certainly be merciful to you. Hearing the sound of your outcry, God will answer you.
20. Though the Lord gives you the bread of distress and the water of oppression, your teacher will no longer hide, but you will see your teacher.