9. You will tell the prisoners, ‘Come out of your prison!’ You will tell those who are in darkness, ‘Come out of the dark!’ The people will eat along the road, and they will have food even on empty hills.
10. They will not be hungry or thirsty. The hot sun and wind will not hurt them. Their Comforter will lead them. He will lead them by springs of water.
11. I will make a road for my people. The mountains will be made flat, and the low roads will be raised.
12. “Look! People are coming to me from faraway places. They are coming to me from the north and from the west. They are coming to me from Aswan in Egypt.”
13. Heavens and earth, be happy! Mountains, shout with joy! The Lord comforts his people. He is good to his poor people.