8 He will swallow up* death forever,+

And the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces.+

The reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,

For Jehovah himself has spoken it.

For look! I am creating Jerusalem a cause for joy

And her people a cause for exultation.+

19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem and exult in my people;+

No more will there be heard in her the sound of weeping or a cry of distress.”+