2 For you have made the city a heap,the fortified city a ruin,The castle of the insolent, a city no more,not ever to be rebuilt.
3 Therefore a strong people will honor you,ruthless nations will fear you.
4 For you have been a refuge to the poor,a refuge to the needy in their distress;Shelter from the rain,shade from the heat.When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rain,
5 the roar of strangers like heat in the desert,You subdued the heat with the shade of a cloud,the rain of the tyrants was vanquished.
6 On this mountain the Lord of hostswill provide for all peoplesA feast of rich food and choice wines,juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
7 On this mountain he will destroythe veil that veils all peoples,The web that is woven over all nations.
8 He will destroy death forever.The Lord God will wipe awaythe tears from all faces;The reproach of his people he will removefrom the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.