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Isaiah 35
Joy of the Redeemed
1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; 2 it will burst into bloom; 3 Strengthen the feeble hands, 4 say to those with fearful hearts, 5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened 6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, 7 The burning sand will become a pool, 8 And a highway will be there; 9 No lion will be there, 10 and the ransomed of the LORD will return.
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus,
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
they will see the glory of the LORD ,
the splendor of our God.
steady the knees that give way;
"Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
he will come to save you."
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert.
the thirsty ground bubbling springs.
In the haunts where jackals once lay,
grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.
it will be called the Way of Holiness.
The unclean will not journey on it;
it will be for those who walk in that Way;
wicked fools will not go about on it.
nor will any ferocious beast get up on it;
they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed will walk there,
They will enter Zion with singing;
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
New International Version (1984 Edition)
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