12. You shall seek those who contend with you,but you shall not find them; those who war against youshall be as nothing at all.
13. For I, the Lord your God,hold your right hand;it is I who say to you, “Fear not,I am the one who helps you.”
14. Fear not, you worm Jacob,you men of Israel!I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15. Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,new, sharp, and having teeth;you shall thresh the mountains and crush them,and you shall make the hills like chaff;
16. you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away,and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the Lord;in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.
17. When the poor and needy seek water,and there is none,and their tongue is parched with thirst,I the Lord will answer them;I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18. I will open rivers on the bare heights,and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water,and the dry land springs of water.
19. I will put in the wilderness the cedar,the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive.I will set in the desert the cypress,the plane and the pine together,