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Isaiah 35

The Ransomed Shall Return

1 ^aThe wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
^bthe desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
2 it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and singing.
^cThe glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of ^dCarmel and ^eSharon.
^fThey shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
3 ^gStrengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,
“Be strong; fear not!
^hBehold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you.”
5 ⁱThen the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6 ^jthen shall the lame man leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
^kFor waters break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7 ^lthe burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of ^mjackals, where they lie down,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
8 ⁿAnd a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
^othe 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. ^{▼

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Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it}
9 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.
10 ^qAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
^reverlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.