diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests.csproj b/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests.csproj
index bee8a0f99da..4522a652e75 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Templates" Version="1.0.162" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Templates" Version="1.0.168" />
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="5.10.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.9.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="2.2.3" />
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/ScenarioTests.cs b/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/ScenarioTests.cs
index cd5c01496c1..548f788a8b2 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/ScenarioTests.cs
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests/ScenarioTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Bicep.Core.IntegrationTests
     public class ScenarioTests
     {
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/746
         public void Test_Issue746()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ param l
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/801
         public void Test_Issue801()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ param name string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/982
         public void Test_Issue982()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ param serverFarmId string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1093
         public void Test_Issue1093()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ param rgName string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1173
         public void Test_Issue1173()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -310,6 +315,7 @@ param rtName string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1185
         public void Test_Issue1185()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -338,6 +344,7 @@ param mgName string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1332
         public void Test_Issue1332()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -354,6 +361,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1332()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/486
         public void Test_Issue486()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -371,6 +379,7 @@ public void Test_Issue486()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1362
         public void Test_Issue1362_1()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -390,6 +399,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1362_1()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1362
         public void Test_Issue1362_2()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -409,6 +419,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1362_2()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1402
         public void Test_Issue1402()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -429,6 +440,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1402()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1391
         public void Test_Issue1391()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -449,6 +461,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1391()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1454
         public void Test_Issue1454()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -513,6 +526,7 @@ param location string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1465
         public void Test_Issue1465()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -526,6 +540,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1465()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/822
         public void Test_Issue822()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -558,6 +573,7 @@ param name string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/822
         public void Test_Issue822_scoped()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -587,6 +603,7 @@ param name string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1388
         public void Test_Issue1388()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -644,6 +661,7 @@ param groupReaderId string
         }
         
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1364
         public void Test_Issue1364()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -657,6 +675,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1364()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/569
         public void Test_Issue569_success()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -673,6 +692,7 @@ param myparam string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/569
         public void Test_Issue569_duplicates()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -688,6 +708,7 @@ public void Test_Issue569_duplicates()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/569
         public void Test_Issue569_outputs_cannot_be_referenced()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -702,6 +723,7 @@ public void Test_Issue569_outputs_cannot_be_referenced()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1599
         public void Test_Issue1599()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -716,6 +738,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1599()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1661
         public void Test_Issue1661()
         {
             // Issue 1661 only repros if global-resources.bicep exists and kevault-secrets.bicep does not
@@ -804,6 +827,7 @@ param tags object
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1592
         public void Test_Issue1592()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -821,6 +845,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1592()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1592
         public void Test_Issue1592_special_cases()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(
@@ -844,6 +869,7 @@ param someParam string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1432
         public void Test_Issue1432()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -861,6 +887,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1432()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1817
         public void Test_Issue1817()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -877,6 +904,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1817()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1630
         public void Test_Issue1630()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -901,6 +929,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1630()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1627
         public void Test_Issue1627()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(("main.bicep", @"
@@ -929,6 +958,7 @@ param foo int
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1941
         public void Test_Issue1941()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -993,6 +1023,7 @@ param location string
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/657
         public void Test_Issue657_discriminators()
         {
             var customTypes = new [] {
@@ -1090,6 +1121,7 @@ public void Test_Issue657_discriminators()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/657
         public void Test_Issue657_enum()
         {
             var customTypes = new [] {
@@ -1178,6 +1210,7 @@ public void Test_Issue657_enum()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1985
         public void Test_Issue1985()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -1212,6 +1245,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1985()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1986
         public void Test_Issue1986()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -1252,6 +1286,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1986()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1986
         public void Test_Issue1986_nested()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -1291,6 +1326,7 @@ public void Test_Issue1986_nested()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1986
         public void Test_Issue1986_loops()
         {
             var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
@@ -1333,5 +1369,58 @@ public void Test_Issue1986_loops()
                 "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks', variables('vnets')[copyIndex()])]", // dependsOn should include the virtualNetwork parent resource
             });
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        // https://github.com/azure/bicep/issues/1993
+        public void Test_Issue1993()
+        {
+            var result = CompilationHelper.Compile(@"
+//""flat"" string
+var jsonStringFlat  = '[""one"",""two"",""three"" ]'
+
+//Good Array
+var jsonStringGood  = '''
+[
+  ""one"",
+  ""two"",
+  ""three""
+]'''
+
+//Bad Array
+var jsonStringBad  = '''
+[
+  ""one"",
+  ""two"",
+  ""three""
+]
+'''
+var jsonArrayFlat = json(jsonStringFlat)
+var jsonArrayGood = json(jsonStringGood)
+var jsonArrayBad = json(jsonStringBad)
+
+output flatArray array = [for (name, i) in jsonArrayFlat: {
+  element: name
+}]
+
+output goodArray array = [for (name, i) in jsonArrayGood: {
+  element: name
+}]
+
+output badArray array = [for (name, i) in jsonArrayBad : {
+  element: name
+}]
+");
+
+
+            var evaluated = TemplateEvaluator.Evaluate(result.Template);
+            var expectedOutput = new JArray {
+                new JObject { ["element"] = "one" },
+                new JObject { ["element"] = "two" },
+                new JObject { ["element"] = "three" },
+            };
+            evaluated.Should().HaveValueAtPath("$.outputs['flatArray'].value", expectedOutput);
+            evaluated.Should().HaveValueAtPath("$.outputs['goodArray'].value", expectedOutput);
+            evaluated.Should().HaveValueAtPath("$.outputs['badArray'].value", expectedOutput);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core.Samples/Files/Variables_LF/main.json b/src/Bicep.Core.Samples/Files/Variables_LF/main.json
index e505c746d04..0ebe70fd977 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core.Samples/Files/Variables_LF/main.json
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core.Samples/Files/Variables_LF/main.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
       "version": "dev",
-      "templateHash": "4515800226062018461"
+      "templateHash": "5466344590259907996"
     }
   },
   "parameters": {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "doubleInterp": "[format('abc{0}_{1}', format('def{0}', 123), format('{0}{1}', 456, 789))]",
     "curliesInInterp": "[format('{{{0}{{0}}{1}}}', 123, true())]",
     "bracketInTheMiddle": "a[b]",
-    "bracketAtBeginning": "[[test",
+    "bracketAtBeginning": "[test",
     "enclosingBrackets": "[[test]",
     "emptyJsonArray": "[[]",
     "interpolatedBrackets": "[format('[{0}]', variables('myInt'))]",
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Core/Bicep.Core.csproj b/src/Bicep.Core/Bicep.Core.csproj
index bb8b388af47..03543c1a476 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Core/Bicep.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Bicep.Core/Bicep.Core.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Expression" Version="1.0.162" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Expression" Version="1.0.168" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Core" Version="1.0.168" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Bicep.Types" Version="0.1.95" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Bicep.Types.Az" Version="0.1.95" />
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Decompiler/Bicep.Decompiler.csproj b/src/Bicep.Decompiler/Bicep.Decompiler.csproj
index 84fa7b12232..229c21c3e48 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Decompiler/Bicep.Decompiler.csproj
+++ b/src/Bicep.Decompiler/Bicep.Decompiler.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Expression" Version="1.0.162" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Deployments.Expression" Version="1.0.168" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file