The awilderness and the desert
will be glad
, And the 1 bArabah
will rejoice
and blossom
; Like the crocus
It will ablossom profusely
And brejoice
with rejoicing
and shout
of joy
. The cglory
of Lebanon
will be given
to it, The majesty
of dCarmel
and Sharon
. They will see
the eglory
of the LORD
, The majesty
of our God
.
aEncourage the 1exhausted
, and strengthen
the 2feeble
.
Say to those with aanxious
heart
, "Take
courage
, fear
not. Behold
, your God
will come
with bvengeance
; The crecompense
of God
will come
, But He will dsave
you."
Then the aeyes
of the blind
will be opened
And the ears
of the deaf
will be unstopped
.
Then the alame
will leap
like a deer
, And the btongue
of the mute
will shout
for joy
. For waters
will break
forth
in the cwilderness
And streams
in the 1Arabah
.
The 1scorched land
will become
a pool
And the thirsty
ground
asprings
of water
; In the bhaunt
of jackals
, its resting
place
, Grass
becomes reeds
and rushes
.
aA highway will be there
, ba roadway
, And it will be called
the Highway
of cHoliness
. The unclean
will not travel
on it, But it will be for him who walks
that way
, And dfools
will not wander
on it.
No alion
will be there
, Nor
will any vicious
beast
go
up on it; 1These will not be found
there
. But bthe redeemed
will walk
there,
And athe ransomed of the LORD
will return
And come
with joyful
shouting
to Zion
, With everlasting
joy
upon their heads
. They will 1find
gladness
and joy
, And bsorrow
and sighing
will flee
away
.