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17 When the poor and needy seek water,
    and there is none,
    and their tongues fail for thirst,
I, the Lord, will hear them,
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high places,
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
    and the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness
    the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive tree;
I will set in the desert
    the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together,

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17 “The poor and needy search for water,(A)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(B)
But I the Lord will answer(C) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(D) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(E) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(F) into pools of water,(G)
    and the parched ground into springs.(H)
19 I will put in the desert(I)
    the cedar and the acacia,(J) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(K) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(L) together,(M)

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