19 You will no longer see those savage people,those people with an unrecognizable language,with a foreign language that you can’t understand.
20 Look at Zion, the city of our festivals.Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place.It is a tent that can’t be moved.Its tent pegs will never be pulled out,and none of its ropes will be broken.
21 The Lord will be our mighty defenderin a place surrounded by wide rivers and streams.Ships with oars won’t travel on them.Stately ships won’t sail on them.
22 The Lord is our judge.The Lord is our lawgiver.The Lord is our king.The Lord is our savior.
23 Your ropes hang loose,your mast isn’t secure,and your sail isn’t spread out.A large amount of loot will be distributed.Lame people will carry off your loot.
24 No one who lives ⌊in Zion⌋ will say, “I’m sick.”The sins of its inhabitants will be forgiven.