Isaiah 35:4–6

35:4 Tell those who panic,7

“Be strong! Do not fear!

Look, your God comes to avenge!

With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”8

35:5 Then blind eyes will open,

deaf ears will hear.

35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,

the mute tongue will shout for joy;

for water will flow9 in the desert,

streams in the wilderness.10

7	tn Heb “Say to the hasty of heart,” i.e., those whose hearts beat quickly from fear.
8	tn The jussive form וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם (véyosha’akhem), which is subordinated to the preceding imperfect with vav conjunctive, indicates purpose.
9	tn Heb “burst forth” (so NAB); KJV “break out.”
10	tn Or “Arabah” (NASB); KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT “desert.”