Isaiah 35:1-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

35 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.^[a][b](A)
2 It will blossom abundantly
and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.^(B)
They will see the glory of the Lord,^(C)
the splendor of our God.^(D)
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!^(E)
4 Say to the cowardly:
“Be strong; do not fear!
Here is your God; vengeance is coming.^(F)
God’s retribution is coming; He will save you.”^(G)
5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.^(H)
6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,^(I)
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,^(J)
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;^(K)
7 the parched ground will become a pool of water,
and the thirsty land springs of water.^(L)
In the haunt of jackals,^(M) in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.