¹⁶ Therefore the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors,
and under his glory a burning will be kindled
    like the burning of fire.^(A)
17 The light of Israel will become a fire
    and his Holy One a flame,
and it will burn and devour
    his thorns and briers in one day.^(B)
18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful land
    the Lord will destroy, both soul and body,
    and it will be as when an invalid wastes away.^(C)
19 The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few
    that a child can write them down.^(D)

³⁴ He will hack down the thickets of the forest with an ax,
    and Lebanon with its majestic trees^[a] will fall.

⁷ For a brief moment I abandoned you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.^(A)

⁸ In overflowing wrath for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.^(A)