9. I will say to the prisoners, ‘Go free!’and to those who are in darkness,‘Come out to the light!’They will be like sheep that graze on the hills;
10. they will never be hungry or thirsty.Sun and desert heat will not hurt them,for they will be led by one who loves them.He will lead them to springs of water.
11. “I will make a highway across the mountainsand prepare a road for my people to travel.
12. My people will come from far away,from the north and the west,and from Aswan in the south.”
13. Sing, heavens! Shout for joy, earth!Let the mountains burst into song!The Lord will comfort his people;he will have pity on his suffering people.