12. You will search for your enemies,but you will not find them.Those who are at war with youwill be reduced to nothing and no longer exist.
13. I, the Lord your God, hold your right handand say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid; I will help you.’
14. Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm.You people of Israel, I will help you,”declares the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel.
15. “I am going to make you into a new threshing sledgewith sharp, double-edged teeth.You will thresh the mountains and crush them to dust.You will turn the hills into straw.
16. You will winnow them.The wind will carry them away.The windstorm will scatter them.But you will find joy in the Lordand praise the Holy One of Israel.
17. “The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none.Their tongues are parched with thirst.I, the Lord, will answer them.I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
18. I will make rivers flow on bare hilltops.I will make springs flow through valleys.I will turn deserts into lakes.I will turn dry land into springs.
19. I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and wild olive trees in the desert.I will place cedar, fir, and cypress trees together in the wilderness.