17. "Those who are poor and needy search for water. But there isn't any. Their tongues are dry because they are thirsty. But I will help them. I am the Lord. I will not desert them. I am Israel's God.
18. I will make streams flow on the bare hilltops. I will make springs come up in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water. I will turn the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.
19. I will make trees grow in the desert. I will plant cedar and acacia trees there. I will plant myrtle and olive trees there. I will make pine trees grow in the dry and empty desert. I will plant fir and cypress trees there.
20. Then people will see and know that my powerful hand has done it. They will consider and understand that I have created it. I am the Holy One of Israel."
21. The Lord says to the nations and their gods, "State your case." Jacob's King says to them, "Prove your case to me.