Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated by these two stubs of smoking logs, or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.
We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;