But therethe majestic[One], the LORD,will be for us A placeof rivers[and] widecanalsOn which noboatwith oarswill go,And on which nomightyshipwill pass--
The voiceof the LORDis upon the waters;The Godof glorythunders,The LORDis overmanywaters.
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
Your eyeswill seethe Kingin His beauty;They will beholda far-distantland.
"I will openriverson the bareheightsAnd springsin the midstof the valleys;I will makethe wildernessa poolof waterAnd the drylandfountainsof water.
"Behold,I will dosomethingnew,Nowit will springforth;Will you not be awareof it? I will evenmakea roadwayin the wilderness,Riversin the desert.
"The beastsof the fieldwill glorifyMe, The jackalsand the ostriches,BecauseI have givenwatersin the wildernessAnd riversin the desert,To givedrinkto My chosenpeople.
"Ifonlyyou had paidattentionto My commandments!Then your well-beingwould have beenlike a river,And your righteousnesslike the wavesof the sea.
For thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I extendpeaceto her like a river,And the gloryof the nationslike an overflowingstream;And you will be nursed,you will be carriedon the hipand fondledon the knees.
"For behold,I will waveMy handoverthem so that they will be plunderfor their slaves.Then you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentMe.
"He has not observedmisfortunein Jacob;Norhas He seentroublein Israel;The LORDhis Godis with him, And the shoutof a kingis among them.
And he said,"Hearme, brethrenand fathers!The Godof gloryappearedto our fatherAbrahamwhen he was in Mesopotamia,beforehe livedin Haran,
"You shall not handoverto his mastera slavewhohas escapedfrom his masterto you.
