15 How horrible it will be for thosewho try to hide their plans from the Lord.Their deeds are done in the dark,and they say, “No one can see us”and “No one can recognize us.”
16 You turn things upside down!Is the potter no better than his clay?Can something that has been madesay about its maker, “He didn’t make me”?Can a piece of potterysay about the potter, “He doesn’t understand”?
17 In a very short time Lebanon will be turned into a fertile fieldand the fertile field will be considered a forest.
18 When that day comes, the deaf will hear the words written in the book.The blind will see out of their gloom and darkness.
19 Humble people again will find joy in the Lord.The poorest of people will find joy in the Holy One of Israel.
20 Tyrants will be gone.Mockers will be finished.All who look for ways to do wrong will come to an end:
21 those who make people sin with words,those who lay traps for judges,those who, without any reason, deny justiceto people who are in the right.