Old Testament · Prophets

Isaiah chapter 35

The and the dry land will be thrilled — the desert will celebrate and like a .It will bloom wildly, overflowing with joy and singing. The of Lebanon will be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the of Yahweh, the of our God.Strengthen the hands that hang limp. Steady the knees that buckle.Say to those whose hearts are : “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Look — your God is coming! is coming, God’s payback. He himself is coming to you.”Then the eyes of the blind will be , and the ears of the deaf will be .Then the will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. Because in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.The will become a pool, the parched land will become springs of water. Where once crouched and rested, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.And a will be there, a road. It will be called . No one unclean will travel it. It will be for the one walking that road. Even fools will not lose their way.No lion will be there, no ferocious beast will walk on it — none will be found there. Only the will walk that road.The of Yahweh will return. They will come to with singing, with crowning their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and and sighing will disappear.