The Book of Isaiah
35: 1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice,
and blossom as the rose. 35:2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy
and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel
and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.
35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 35:4Say to them that
are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with
vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you. 35:5Then the
eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
35:6Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing;
for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 35:7And the
glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the
habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 35:8And a
highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the
unclean shall not pass over it; but is shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring
men, yea fools, shall not err therein. 35:9No lion shall be there, nor shall any
ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed
shall walk there: 35:10and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with
singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain
gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.