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Zion’s Happy Future
1 The AIs 6:11; 7:21-25; 27:10; 41:18; 55:12, 13wilderness and the desert will be glad,
And the 1Or desertBIs 41:19; 51:3Arabah will rejoice and blossom;
Like the crocus
2 It will AIs 27:6; 32:15blossom profusely
And BIs 25:9; 35:10; 55:12, 13; 66:10, 14rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.
The CIs 60:13glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of DSong 7:5Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the EIs 25:9glory of the Loʀᴅ,
The majesty of our God.
3 AJob 4:3, 4; Heb 12:12Encourage the 1Lit slack handsexhausted, and strengthen the 2Lit tottering kneesfeeble.
4 Say to those with AIs 32:4anxious heart,
“Take courage, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with BIs 1:24; 47:3; 61:2; 63:4vengeance;
The CIs 34:8; 59:18recompense of God will come,
But He will DPs 145:19; Is 33:22; 35:4save you.”
5 Then the AIs 29:18; 32:3, 4; 42:7, 16; 50:4; Matt 11:5; John 9:6, 7eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
6 Then the AMatt 15:30; John 5:8, 9; Acts 3:8lame will leap like a deer,
And the BMatt 9:32; Luke 11:14tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the CIs 35:1; 41:18; 43:19; 49:10; 51:3; John 7:38wilderness
And streams in the 1Or desertArabah.
7 The 1Or miragescorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground AIs 49:10springs of water;
In the BIs 13:22; 34:13haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
And it will be called the Highway of CIs 4:3; 52:1; Matt 7:13, 14; 1 Pet 1:15, 16Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And DIs 33:8fools will not wander on it.
9 No AIs 5:29; 30:6lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
1Lit ItThese will not be found there.
But BIs 51:10; 62:12; 63:4the redeemed will walk there,
10 And AIs 1:27; 51:11the ransomed of the Loʀᴅ will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will 1Lit overtakefind gladness and joy,
And BIs 25:8; 30:19; 65:19; Rev 7:17; 21:4sorrow and sighing will flee away.
A35:1 Is 6:11; 7:21-25; 27:10; 41:18; 55:12, 13
135:1 Or desert
B35:2 Is 25:9; 35:10; 55:12, 13; 66:10, 14
135:3 Lit slack hands
235:3 Lit tottering knees
B35:4 Is 1:24; 47:3; 61:2; 63:4
D35:4 Ps 145:19; Is 33:22; 35:4
A35:5 Is 29:18; 32:3, 4; 42:7, 16; 50:4; Matt 11:5; John 9:6, 7
A35:6 Matt 15:30; John 5:8, 9; Acts 3:8
C35:6 Is 35:1; 41:18; 43:19; 49:10; 51:3; John 7:38
135:6 Or desert
135:7 Or mirage
A35:8 Is 11:16; 19:23; 40:3; 49:11; 62:10
C35:8 Is 4:3; 52:1; Matt 7:13, 14; 1 Pet 1:15, 16
135:9 Lit It
135:10 Lit overtake
B35:10 Is 25:8; 30:19; 65:19; Rev 7:17; 21:4