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16 You will throw them into the air,
    and the wind will blow them away and scatter them.
Then you will be happy in the Lord.
    You will be proud of the Holy One of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy look for water,
    but they cannot find any.
    Their tongues are dry with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer their prayers.
    I, the God of Israel, will not leave them to die.
18 I will make rivers flow on dry hills.
    I will make springs of water flow through the valleys.
I will change the desert into a lake filled with water.
    There will be springs of water in that dry land.

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16 You will winnow(A) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(B) will blow them away.(C)
But you will rejoice(D) in the Lord
    and glory(E) in the Holy One(F) of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(G)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(H)
But I the Lord will answer(I) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(J) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(K) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(L) into pools of water,(M)
    and the parched ground into springs.(N)

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