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.