(A)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
(B)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;
(C)the burning sand shall become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of (D)jackals, where they lie down,
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

(E)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(F)the 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.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it

Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(F) bubbling springs.(G)
In the haunts where jackals(H) once lay,
    grass and reeds(I) and papyrus will grow.

And a highway(J) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(K)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(L) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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