Isaiah 35

^aThe wilderness and ^bthe solitary place shall be glad for them;

And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as ^cthe rose.

^2dIt shall blossom abundantly and rejoice

Even with joy and singing:

The glory of ^efLebanon shall be given unto it,

The excellency of ^egCarmel and ^ehSharon,

They shall see the glory of the Lord,

And the excellency of our God.

³ⁱStrengthen ye the weak hands,

And confirm the feeble knees.

⁴Say to them that are of a fearful heart,

Be strong, fear not:

Behold, your God will come with vengeance,

Even God with a recompence;

He will come and save you.

⁵Then ^kthe eyes of the blind shall be opened,

And ^klthe ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

⁶Then shall ^mthe lame man leap as a hart,

And ^lnthe tongue of the dumb sing:

For ^aoin the wilderness shall waters break out,

And streams in the desert.

⁷And ^opthe parched ground ^qshall become a pool,

And ^rthe thirsty land ^psprings of water:

In ^sthe habitation of dragons, ^twhere each lay,

Shall be ^ugrass with reeds and ^vrushes.

⁸And a highway shall be there, and ^wa way,

And it shall be called The way of holiness;

^xThe unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those:

The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

^9yNo lion shall be there,

Nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,

It shall not be found there;

But ^zthe redeemed shall walk there:

^10aAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return,

^aAnd come to Zion with ^bsongs

^aAnd everlasting joy upon their heads:

^aThey shall obtain ^bjoy and gladness,

^aAnd ^csorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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