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Isaiah 35:8–9

fAnd a highway shall be there,

and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;

gthe unclean shall not pass over it.

It shall belong to those who walk on the way;

even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.1

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 there.

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Isaiah 35:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

And a highway will be there;

it will be called the Way of Holiness;

it will be for those who walk on that Way.

The unclean will not journey on it;

wicked fools will not go about on it.

No lion will be there,

nor any ravenous beast;

they will not be found there.

But only the redeemed will walk there,

Isaiah 35:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And an highway shall be there, and a way,

And it shall be called The way of holiness;

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

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

No lion shall be there,

Nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,

It shall not be found there;

But the redeemed shall walk there:

Isaiah 35:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And a great road will go through that once deserted land.

It will be named the Highway of Holiness.

Evil-minded people will never travel on it.

It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;

fools will never walk there.

Lions will not lurk along its course,

nor any other ferocious beasts.

There will be no other dangers.

Only the redeemed will walk on it.

Isaiah 35:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A highway shall be there, and a road,

And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.

The unclean shall not pass over it,

But it shall be for others.

Whoever walks the road, although a fool,

Shall not go astray.

No lion shall be there,

Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;

It shall not be found there.

But the redeemed shall walk there,

Isaiah 35:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

A road will be there;

this highway will be called “The Road to Being Holy.”

Evil people will not be allowed to walk on that road;

only good people will walk on it.

No fools will go on it.

No lions will be there,

nor will dangerous animals be on that road.

They will not be found there.

That road will be for the people God saves;

Isaiah 35:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

Isaiah 35:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way—even fools, —shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon, nor be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.

Isaiah 35:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A highway will be there, a roadway. 

It will be called the Holy Road. 

Sinners won’t travel on it. 

It will be for those who walk on it. 

Godless fools won’t wander ⸤onto it⸥. 

Lions won’t be there. 

Wild animals won’t go on it. 

They won’t be found there. 

But the people reclaimed ⸤by the Lord⸥ will walk ⸤on it⸥. 

Isaiah 35:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A road will be there and a way;

it will be called the Holy Way.

The unclean will not travel on it,

but it will be for the one who walks the path.

Even the fool will not go astray.

There will be no lion there,

and no vicious beast will go up on it;

they will not be found there.

But the redeemed will walk on it,

Isaiah 35:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A highway shall be there,

and it shall be called the Holy Way;

the unclean shall not travel on it,

but it shall be for God’s people;

no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.

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 there.

Isaiah 35:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And a highway shall be there, and a way,

and it shall be called the way of holiness.

The unclean shall not travel through it,

but it is for them, he who walks on the way;

and fools shall not wander about.

No lion shall be there,

and no ferocious wild beast shall go up it.

It shall not be found there,

but the redeemed shall walk there.

Isaiah 35:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A wide road will go through the land.

It will be called The Way of Holiness.

Only those who are pure and clean can travel on it.

Only those who lead a holy life can use it.

Evil and foolish people can’t walk on it.

No lions will use it.

No wild animals will be on it.

None of them will be there.

Only people who have been set free will walk on it.

Isaiah 35:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A highway will be there, a roadway,

And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.

The unclean will not travel on it,

But it will be for him who walks that way,

And fools will not wander on it.

No lion will be there,

Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;

These will not be found there.

But the redeemed will walk there,


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