The <sc>Lordsc> will strike Egypt, striking and then healing them. They will turn to the <sc>Lordsc> and he will listen to their prayers<n id="1" /> and heal them.p>

<p class="poetry">I have seen their behavior,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but I will heal them and give them rest,p> <p class="poetry">and I will once again console those who mourn.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He was wounded because of<n id="1" /> our rebellious deeds,p> <p class="poetry">crushed because of our sins;p> <p class="poetry">he endured punishment that made us well;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because of his wounds we have been healed.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Complete prosperity<n id="2" /> is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">says the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;and I will heal them.p>

<p class="poetry">Make the hearts of these people calloused;p> <p class="poetry">make their ears deaf and their eyes blind!p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears,p> <p class="poetry">their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The light of the full moon will be like the sun&#8217;s glarep> <p class="poetry">and the sun&#8217;s glare will be seven times brighter,p> <p class="poetry">like the light of seven days,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when the <sc>Lordsc> binds up his people&#8217;s fractured bones<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and heals their severe wound.<n id="3" />p>