10. Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you;I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
11. Be sure that all who are enraged against youwill be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with youwill become as nothing and will perish.
12. You will look for those who contend with you,but you will not find them.Those who war against youwill become absolutely nothing.
13. For I, Yahweh your God, hold your right handand say to you: Do not fear,I will help you.
14. Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel:I will help you —this is the Lord’s declaration.Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15. See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board,new, with many teeth.You will thresh mountains and pulverize themand make hills into chaff.
16. You will winnow them and a wind will carry them away,a gale will scatter them.But you will rejoice in the Lord;you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
17. The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;their tongues are parched with thirst.I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18. I will open rivers on the barren heights, and springs in the middle of the plains.I will turn the desert into a pool of waterand dry land into springs of water.
19. I will plant cedars in the desert,acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will put juniper trees in the desert,elms and cypress trees together,
20. so that all may see and know,consider and understand,that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21. “Submit your case,” says the Lord.“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
22. “Let them come and tell uswhat will happen. Tell us the past events,so that we may reflect on themand know the outcome,or tell us the future.