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18 Therefore Adonai is longing to be gracious to you.
Thus He will be exalted, so He may have mercy on you.
For Adonai is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for Him.

19 For the people of Zion who are dwelling in Jerusalem will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When He hears you, He will answer. 20 Though Adonai gives you the bread of adversity and the water of oppression, your teachers will no longer be hidden, but your eyes will see your teachers.

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18 Yet the Lord longs(A) to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.(B)
For the Lord is a God of justice.(C)
    Blessed are all who wait for him!(D)

19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.(E) How gracious he will be when you cry for help!(F) As soon as he hears, he will answer(G) you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread(H) of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers(I) will be hidden(J) no more; with your own eyes you will see them.

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