Isaiah 35

Isaiah 35, verse 1. ¹Be glad, you thirsty desert, and rejoice exceedingly, and let the desert blossom as a lily. Isaiah 35, verse 2. ²The desert places of the Jordan shall blossom abundantly and rejoice exceedingly. The glory of Lebanon and the honor of Carmel shall be given to it, and My people shall see the glory of the Lord and the majesty of our God. Isaiah 35, verse 3. ³Be strong, you relaxed hands and feeble knees. Isaiah 35, verse 4. ⁴Be comforted, you fainthearted. Be strong, do not fear. Behold, our God renders judgment and will render it. He will come and save us. Isaiah 35, verse 5. ⁵Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear. Isaiah 35, verse 6. ⁶Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb will speak clearly. For water shall burst forth in the desert, and a valley in the thirsty land. Isaiah 35, verse 7. ⁷The waterless desert shall become meadows, and the thirsty land springs of water. There will be the gladness of birds, a habitation of reeds and marshes. Isaiah 35, verse 8. ⁸A pure way shall be there, and it shall be called a holy way. No unclean man shall pass through there, neither shall there be an unclean way there. But those dispersed shall walk in it, and they shall not go astray. Isaiah 35, verse 9. ⁹No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous animals go up on it, nor at all be found there. But the redeemed shall walk in it, Isaiah 35, verse 10. ¹⁰and those gathered by the Lord shall return and come to Zion with gladness, and with everlasting gladness over their head. For praise and exceeding joy will be on their head, and gladness shall possess them. Pain, sorrow, and sighing fled away.