9 Saying tothe captives, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights is their feeding place.

4. ‘laboured’: or. wearied myself. Usual word, mishpat, for ‘judgment’: meaning here. ‘my ’ or ‘my rightful reward.’5. ‘and that Israel...’: Heb. margin, ‘and that Israel be gathered him ’—doubt between readings ‘not’ and ‘to him,’ as in ix. 3 alike).6 ﬁn. Or, ‘to be my salvation to . . . earth.9 init. Or, ‘To say to the captives . . .

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; and the burning sand and sun shall not smite them; for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, and by springs of water shall he guide them.

11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

12 Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the sea; and these from the land of Sinim.

13 Sing, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth; and break forth into, singing, ye mountains; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

14 And Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.