1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: 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.

3 Strengthen the weak hands and confirm the tottering knees.

4 Say to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you.

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;

6 then shall the lame {man} leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and torrents in the desert.

7 And the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of wild dogs, where they lay down, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go {this} way-even fools, -shall not err {therein}.

9 No lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon, nor be found there; but the redeemed shall walk {there}.

10 And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

1 יְשֻׂשׂוּם מִדְבָּר וְצִיָּה וְתָגֵל עֲרָבָה וְתִפְרַח כַּחֲבַצָּלֶת׃

2 פָּרֹחַ תִּפְרַח וְתָגֵל אַף גִּילַת וְרַנֵּן כְּבֹוד הַלְּבָנֹון נִתַּן־לָהּ הֲדַר הַכַּרְמֶל וְהַשָּׁרֹון הֵמָּה יִרְאוּ כְבֹוד־יְהוָה הֲדַר אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃ ס

3 חַזְּקוּ יָדַיִם רָפֹות וּבִרְכַּיִם כֹּשְׁלֹות אַמֵּצוּ׃

4 אִמְרוּ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־לֵב חִזְקוּ אַל־תִּירָאוּ הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם נָקָם יָבֹוא גְּמוּל אֱלֹהִים הוּא יָבֹוא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶם׃

5 אָז תִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי עִוְרִים וְאָזְנֵי חֵרְשִׁים תִּפָּתַחְנָה׃

6 אָז יְדַלֵּג כָּאַיָּל פִּסֵּחַ וְתָרֹן לְשֹׁון אִלֵּם כִּי־נִבְקְעוּ בַמִּדְבָּר מַיִם וּנְחָלִים בָּעֲרָבָה׃

7 וְהָיָה הַשָּׁרָב לַאֲגַם וְצִמָּאֹון לְמַבּוּעֵי מָיִם בִּנְוֵה תַנִּים רִבְצָהּ חָצִיר לְקָנֶה וָגֹמֶא׃

8 וְהָיָה־שָׁם מַסְלוּל וָדֶרֶךְ וְדֶרֶךְ הַקֹּדֶשׁ יִקָּרֵא לָהּ לֹא־יַעַבְרֶנּוּ טָמֵא וְהוּא־לָמֹו הֹלֵךְ דֶּרֶךְ וֶאֱוִילִים לֹא יִתְעוּ׃

9 לֹא־יִהְיֶה שָׁם אַרְיֵה וּפְרִיץ חַיֹּות בַּל־יַעֲלֶנָּה לֹא תִמָּצֵא שָׁם וְהָלְכוּ גְּאוּלִים׃

10 וּפְדוּיֵי יְהוָה יְשֻׁבוּן וּבָאוּ צִיֹּון בְּרִנָּה וְשִׂמְחַת עֹולָם עַל־רֹאשָׁם שָׂשֹׂון וְשִׂמְחָה יַשִּׂיגוּ וְנָסוּ יָגֹון וַאֲנָחָה׃ פ