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

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

2  dIt 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.

3  iStrengthen ye the weak hands,

And confirm the feeble knees.

4  Say 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.

5  Then kthe eyes of the blind shall be opened,

And klthe ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6  Then shall mthe lame man leap as an hart,

And lnthe tongue of the dumb sing:

For aoin the wilderness shall waters break out,

And streams in the desert.

7  And 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.

8  And an 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.

9  yNo lion shall be there,

Nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,

It shall not be found there;

But zthe redeemed shall walk there:

10  aAnd 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.