Isaiah 35

The Ransomed Return to Zion

¹Wilderness and dry land shall be glad,[#The Hebrew has an extra “them,” probably from an accidental of the first letter of the next word]

²It shall blossom abundantly,

The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,

They are the ones who shall see the glory of Yahweh,

³Strengthen the weak hands

⁴Say to those who are hasty of heart,

“Be strong; you must not fear!

with divine retribution.

⁵Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

⁶Then the lame shall leap like the deer,

for waters shall break forth in the wilderness

⁷And the parched ground shall become a pool,

Her resting place is in a settlement of jackals;

⁸And a highway shall be there, and a way,

The unclean shall not travel through it,

⁹No lion shall be there,

It shall not be found there,

¹⁰And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return,

And everlasting joy shall be on their head;