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"^(a)Listen to me, you who ^(b)pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord : Look to the ^(c)rock from which you were hewn And to the ^[a]quarry from which you were dug.

"Look to ^(d)Abraham your father And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain; When he ^(e)was but one I called him, Then I blessed him and multiplied him."

Indeed, ^(f)the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her ^(g)waste places. And her ^(h)wilderness He will make like ⁽ⁱ⁾Eden, And her desert like the ^(j)garden of the Lord ; ^(k)Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

"^(l)Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give ear to Me, O My ^[b]nation; For a ^(m)law will go forth from Me, And I will ^[c]set My ⁽ⁿ⁾justice for a ^(o)light of the peoples.

"My ^(p)righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My ^(q)arms will judge the peoples; The ^(r)coastlands will wait for Me, And for My ^(s)arm they will wait expectantly.

"^(t)Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the ^(u)sky will vanish like smoke, And the ^(v)earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die ^[d]in like manner; But My ^(w)salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not ^[e]wane.

"^(x)Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose ^(y)heart is My law; Do not fear the ^(z)reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.

"For the ^(aa)moth will eat them like a garment, And the ^(ab)grub will eat them like wool. But My ^(ac)righteousness will be forever, And My salvation to all generations."