Isa 35 | ABEn | STEP | Be glad, [ 2 wilderness 1 O thirsting]! Exult, O wilderness, and bloom as a lily!

Isaiah 35

CHAPTER 35 The Lord Himself shall Come

1 Be glad, [²wilderness ¹O thirsting]! Exult, O wilderness, and bloom as a lily! 2 And [⁵shall blossom ⁶and ⁷exult ¹the ²desolate places ³of the ⁴Jordan]. The glory of Lebanon was given to it, and the honor of Carmel. And my people shall see the glory of the lord, and the stature of God. 3 Be strong! O hands being forsaken, and knees being disabled. 4 Take comfort! O faint-hearted in mind. Be strong! Do not fear! Behold, our God [²judgment ¹recompenses], and he will recompense. He himself shall come, and he shall deliver us. 5 Then shall [³be opened ¹the eyes ²of the blind], and the ears of the deaf shall hear. 6 Then [³shall leap ⁴as ⁵a stag ¹the ²lame], and [³will be plain ¹the tongue ²of the stammering]; for [²was torn forth ³in ⁴the ⁵wilderness ¹water], and a ravine in [²land ¹a thirsting]. 7 And [³will be ¹the ²waterless place] turned into marshes, and [⁴into ¹the ²thirsting ³land] a spring of water. There will be there a gladness of birds, properties of reed and marshes. 8 There will be there [²way ¹a pure], and [³way ²a holy ¹it shall be called]; and in no way shall [²pass by ³there ¹anything unclean]; nor shall there be there [²way ¹an unclean]. But the ones having been scattered shall go upon it, and in no way shall they wander. 9 And there will not be [²there ¹a lion]. Nor the ferocious wild beasts in any way shall ascend unto it, nor even should be found there. But [²shall go ³in ⁴it ¹the ones being ransomed], 10 even ones being gathered together by the lord. And they shall return, and shall come to Zion with gladness; even [²gladness ¹eternal] is upon their head. For upon their head is praise and a leap for joy. And gladness shall overtake them; [⁶ran away ¹grief ²and ³distress ⁴and ⁵moaning].