Isaiah 35

The Ransomed Shall Return

1 *ch. 55:12,13The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;

*[ch. 32:15]the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;

2 it shall blossom abundantly

and rejoice with joy and singing.

*Song 5:15The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,

the majesty of *Song 7:5Carmel and *ch. 33:9;Song 2:1Sharon.

*ch. 40:5They shall see the glory of the Lord,

the majesty of our God.

3 *Cited Heb. 12:12;[ch. 40:1]Strengthen the weak hands,

and make firm the feeble knees.

4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,

"Be strong; fear not!

*[ch. 40:10,11]Behold, your God

will come with vengeance,

with the recompense of God.

He will come and save you."

5 *ch. 32:3,4Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

6 *[See ver. 5above] then shall the lame man leap like a deer,

and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.

*[ver. 1; ch. 41:18;43:19;44:3,4;John 7:38,39]For waters break forth in the wilderness,

and streams in the desert;

7 *ch. 48:20,21;49:10the burning sand shall become a pool,

and the thirsty ground springs of water;

in the haunt of *See ch. 13:22jackals, where they lie down,

the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

8 *ch. 40:3And a highway shall be there,

and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;

*ch. 52:1the unclean shall not pass over it.

It shall belong to those who walk on the way;

even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.*35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it

9 No lion shall be there,

nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;

they shall not be found there,

but the redeemed shall walk there.

10 *ch. 51:11And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

and come to Zion with singing;

*ch. 65:19;[ch. 25:8;Rev. 7:17;21:4]everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

they shall obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.