⁸ When he has swallowed up death once and for all,^(A)
the Lord God will wipe away the tears
from every face^(B)
and remove his people’s disgrace^(C)
from the whole earth,
for the Lord has spoken.

¹⁰ and the ransomed of the Lord will return^(A)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.^(B)

¹¹ And the ransomed of the Lord will return^(A)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.

¹⁹ I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people.
The sound of weeping and crying
will no longer be heard in her.^(A)

¹⁶ They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any scorching heat.^(A)
17 For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them;^(B)
he will guide them to springs of the waters of life,^(C)
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.^(D)