17. Soon—and it will not be very long—the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
18. In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book,and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
19. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the lord.The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20. The scoffer will be gone,the arrogant will disappear,and those who plot evil will be killed.
21. Those who convict the innocentby their false testimony will disappear.A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justiceand who tell lies to destroy the innocent.