1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the 1rose. 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.
3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the 2feeble knees. 4Say to them that are of a 3fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: 4behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 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. 7And the 5glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be 6grass with reeds and rushes. 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 it shall be for 7the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein. 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: 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.