Isaiah 35 (New American Standard Bible)

Isaiah 35

Zion's Happy Future

    ¹The ^(A)wilderness and the desert will be glad,
         And the ^(B)Arabah will rejoice and blossom;
         Like the crocus
    ²It will ^(C)blossom profusely
         And ^(D)rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy
         The ^(E)glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
         The majesty of ^(F)Carmel and Sharon
         They will see the ^(G)glory of the LORD,
         The majesty of our God.
    ^3(H)Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.
    ⁴Say to those with ^(I)anxious heart,
         "Take courage, fear not
         Behold, your God will come with ^(J)vengeance;
         The ^(K)recompense of God will come,
         But He will ^(L)save you."
    ⁵Then the ^(M)eyes of the blind will be opened
         And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
    ⁶Then the ^(N)lame will leap like a deer,
         And the ^(O)tongue of the mute will shout for joy
         For waters will break forth in the ^(P)wilderness
         And streams in the Arabah.
    ⁷The scorched land will become a pool
         And the thirsty ground ^(Q)springs of water;
         In the ^(R)haunt of jackals, its resting place,
         Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
    ^8(S)A highway will be there, ^(T)a roadway,
         And it will be called the Highway of ^(U)Holiness
         The unclean will not travel on it,
         But it will be for him who walks that way,
         And ^(V)fools will not wander on it.
    ⁹No ^(W)lion will be there,
         Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
         These will not be found there
         But ^(X)the redeemed will walk there,
    ¹⁰And ^(Y)the ransomed of the LORD will return
         And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
         With everlasting joy upon their heads
         They will find gladness and joy,
         And ^(Z)sorrow and sighing will flee away.