⁷ I will make the lame my remnant,^(A)
    those driven away a strong nation.^(B)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion^(C)
    from that day and forever.^(D)

³ Therefore Israel will be abandoned^(A)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

⁷ The remnant^(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew^(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,^(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.

⁸ The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,^(A)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles^(B) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.^(C)