7
as a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy salvation, saying, O Sion, thy God shall reign.
5
And now why are ye here? Thus saith the Lord, Because my people was taken for nothing, wonder ye and howl. Thus saith the Lord, On account of you my name is continually blasphemed among the Gentiles.
6
Therefore shall my people know my name in that day, for I am he that speaks: I am present,
7
as a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy salvation, saying, O Sion, thy God shall reign.
8
For the voice of them that guard thee is exalted, and with the voice together they shall rejoice: for eyes shall look to eyes, when the Lord shall have mercy upon Sion.
9
Let the waste places of Jerusalem break forth joy together, because the Lord has had mercy upon her, and has delivered Jerusalem.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Why have the feet been made beautiful? See also Joel 2.2., 'the morning [spread] upon the mountains.'
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.