41:17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched from thirst.
I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; 1
I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
[41:17] 1 tn Heb “will answer them” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).