The Future Glory of Zion
1 The Is. 32:15; 55:12wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the Is. 41:19; 51:3desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 Is. 32:15It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the Is. 40:5glory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.
3 Job 4:3, 4; Heb. 12:12Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those whoare fearful-hearted,
"Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come withIs. 34:8vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and Ps. 145:19; Is. 33:22save you."
5 Then the Is. 29:18; Matt. 9:27; John 9:6, 7eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And (Matt. 11:5)the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then the Matt. 11:5; 15:30; John 5:8, 9; Acts 8:7lame shall leap like a deer,
And the Is. 32:4; Matt. 9:32; 12:22tongue of the dumb sing.
For Is. 41:18; (John 7:38)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In Is. 34:13the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
Thereshallbe grass with reeds and rushes.
8 A Is. 19:23highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
Is. 52:1; Joel 3:17; (Matt. 7:13, 14); 1 Pet. 1:15, 16; Rev. 21:27The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shallbe for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
9 Lev. 26:6; (Is. 11:7, 9); Ezek. 34:25No lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,
10 And the Is. 51:11ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And Is. 25:8; 30:19; 65:19; (Rev. 7:17; 21:4)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.