11. Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices;let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.Let the people of Sela sing for joy;let them shout from the mountaintops.
12. Let them give glory to the Lordand proclaim his praise in the islands.
13. The Lord will march out like a champion,like a warrior he will stir up his zeal;with a shout he will raise the battle cryand will triumph over his enemies.
14. ‘For a long time I have kept silent,I have been quiet and held myself back.But now, like a woman in childbirth,I cry out, I gasp and pant.
15. I will lay waste the mountains and hillsand dry up all their vegetation;I will turn rivers into islandsand dry up the pools.
16. I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;I will turn the darkness into light before themand make the rough places smooth.These are the things I will do;I will not forsake them.
17. But those who trust in idols,who say to images, “You are our gods,”will be turned back in utter shame.
18. ‘Hear, you deaf;look, you blind, and see!
19. Who is blind but my servant,and deaf like the messenger I send?Who is blind like the one in covenant with me,blind like the servant of the Lord?
20. You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;your ears are open, but you do not listen.’