| 1 | The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose
and
the autumn crocus. |
| 2 | It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty
and
splendor
and
excellency of our God. |
| 3 | Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble
and
tottering knees. |
| 4 | Say to those who are of a fearful
and
hasty heart, Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance; with the recompense of God He will come and save you. |
| 5 | Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. |
| 6 | Then shall the lame man leap like a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. |
| 7 | And the burning sand
and
the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lay resting, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. |
| 8 | And a highway shall be there, and a way; and it shall be called the Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for the redeemed; the wayfaring men, yes, the simple ones
and
fools, shall not err in it
and
lose their way. |
| 9 | No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk on it. |
| 10 | And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. |
Cross references:
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Isaiah 35:3 : Heb. 12:12.
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Isaiah 35:6 : Matt. 11:5.
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