Isaiah 35:4-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”(A)
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;(B)
6 then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert;(C)
7 the burning sand shall become a pool
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;[a]
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.(D)
Footnotes
- 35.7 Cn: Heb in the haunt of jackals is her resting place
Isaiah 35:4-7
Contemporary English Version
4 “Cheer up! Don't be afraid.
Your God is coming
to punish your enemies.
God will take revenge on them
and rescue you.”
5 (A) The blind will see,
and the ears of the deaf
will be healed.
6 (B) Those who were lame
will leap around like deer;
tongues once silent
will shout for joy.
Water will rush
through the desert.
7 Scorching sand
will turn into a lake,
and thirsty ground
will flow with fountains.
Grass will grow in deserts,
where packs of wild dogs
once made their home.[a]
Footnotes
- 35.7 Grass … home: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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