Isaiah 35

Chapter 35

Zion’s Happy Future

¹The ^awilderness and the desert will be glad,

And the ^1bArabah will rejoice and blossom;

Like the crocus

²It will ^ablossom profusely

And ^brejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.

The ^cglory of Lebanon will be given to it,

The majesty of ^dCarmel and Sharon.

They will see the ^eglory of the Lord,

The majesty of our God.

^3aEncourage the ¹exhausted, and strengthen the ²feeble.

⁴Say to those with ^aanxious heart,

“Take courage, fear not.

Behold, your God will come with ^bvengeance;

The ^crecompense of God will come,

But He will ^dsave you.”

⁵Then the ^aeyes of the blind will be opened

And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

⁶Then the ^alame will leap like a deer,

And the ^btongue of the mute will shout for joy.

For waters will break forth in the ^cwilderness

And streams in the ¹Arabah.

⁷The ¹scorched land will become a pool

And the thirsty ground ^asprings of water;

In the ^bhaunt of jackals, its resting place,

Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

^8aA highway will be there, ^ba roadway,

And it will be called the Highway of ^cHoliness.

The unclean will not travel on it,

But it will be for him who walks that way,

And ^dfools will not wander on it.

⁹No ^alion will be there,

Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;

¹These will not be found there.

But ^bthe redeemed will walk there,

¹⁰And ^athe ransomed of the Lord will return

And come with joyful shouting to Zion,

With everlasting joy upon their heads.

They will ¹find gladness and joy,

And ^bsorrow and sighing will flee away.