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16 You will toss them into the air,
    and the wind will blow them all away;
    a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in the Lord.
    You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 “When the poor and needy search for water and there is none,
    and their tongues are parched from thirst,
then I, the Lord, will answer them.
    I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
18 I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus.
    I will give them fountains of water in the valleys.
I will fill the desert with pools of water.
    Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.

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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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