A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 29:17-24
Thus says the Lord God:/ But a very little while,/ and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard,/ and the orchard be regarded as a forest!/ On that day the deaf shall hear/ the words of a book;/ And out of gloom and darkness,/ the eyes of the blind shall see./ The lowly will ever find joy in the Lord,/ and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel./ For the tyrant will be no more/ and the arrogant will have gone;/ All who are alert to do evil will be cut off,/ those whose mere word condemns a man,/ Who ensnare his defender at the gate,/ and leave the just man with an empty claim./ Therefore thus says the Lord,/ the God of the house of Jacob,/ who redeemed Abraham:/ Now Jacob shall have nothing to be ashamed of,/ nor shall his face grow pale./ When his children see/ the work of my hands in his midst,/ They shall keep my name holy;/ they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob,/ and be in awe of the God of Israel./ Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding,/ and those who find fault shall receive instruction.
The word of the Lord.
