1Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about my servant, whom I encourage.
2He will not show his power by shouting [DOU]
3He will not get rid of anyone who is weak like [MET] a smashed reed,
4He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth.
5Yahweh our God created the sky
6“I, Yahweh, have chosen you
7You will enable blind [IDM] people to see,
8I am Yahweh; that is my name.
9Everything that I have prophesied has happened,
10Sing a new song to Yahweh!
11You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly!
12Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh
13It will be as though Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier;
14He will say, “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time;
15I will level off the hills and mountains,
16My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like [MET] blind people,
17But those who trust in carved idols,
18You Israeli people who have acted toward God like deaf people, listen to what Yahweh says!
19No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who should have been serving me.
20You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them.
21Because Yahweh is righteous,
22But the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem and have completely ◄plundered/taken away► [DOU] all the valuable things,
23Who among you will listen carefully to these things?
24Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]?
25Therefore, he was extremely angry with us,