Isaiah 35 ESV | WeDevote Bible

The Ransomed Shall Return

135:1 ch. 55:12, 13The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;

35:1 [ch. 32:15]the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;

2it shall blossom abundantly

and rejoice with joy and singing.

35:2 Song 5:15The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,

the majesty of 35:2 Song 7:5Carmel and 35:2 ch. 33:9; Song 2:1Sharon.

35:2 ch. 40:5They shall see the glory of the Lord,

the majesty of our God.

335:3 Cited Heb. 12:12; [ch. 40:1]Strengthen the weak hands,

and make firm the feeble knees.

4Say to those who have an anxious heart,

“Be strong; fear not!

35:4 [ch. 40:10, 11]Behold, your God

will come with vengeance,

with the recompense of God.

He will come and save you.”

535:5 ch. 32:3, 4Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

635:6 [See ver. 5above] then shall the lame man leap like a deer,

and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.

35:6 [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;

735:7 ch. 48:20, 21; 49:10the burning sand shall become a pool,

and the thirsty ground springs of water;

in the haunt of 35:7 See ch. 13:22jackals, where they lie down,

the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

835:8 ch. 40:3And a highway shall be there,

and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;

35:8 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

9No 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.

1035:10 ch. 51:11And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

and come to Zion with singing;

35:10 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.

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