Isaiah 35
Lexham English Bible
The Ransomed Return to Zion
35 Wilderness and dry land shall be glad,[a]
and desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.
2 It shall blossom abundantly,
and it shall rejoice indeed with rejoicing and exulting.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They are the ones who[b] shall see the glory of Yahweh,
the majesty of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands
and make the staggering knees firm.
4 Say to those who are hasty of heart,
“Be strong; you must not fear!
Look! your God will come with vengeance,
with divine retribution.[c]
He is the one who[d] will come and save you.”
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened.
6 Then the lame shall leap like the deer,
and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy,
for waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water.
Her resting place is in a settlement of jackals;
the grass shall become like reeds[e] and rushes.[f]
8 And a highway shall be there, and a way,
and it shall be called the way of holiness.
The unclean shall not travel through it,
but[g] it is for them, he who walks on the way;
and fools shall not wander about.
9 No lion shall be there,
and no ferocious wild beast shall go up it.
It shall not be found there,
but[h] the redeemed shall walk there.
10 And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return,
and they shall come to Zion with rejoicing.
And everlasting joy shall be on their head;
joy and gladness shall overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 35:1 The Hebrew has an extra “them,” probably from an accidental of the first letter of the next word
- Isaiah 35:2 Literally “they”
- Isaiah 35:4 Literally “the retribution of gods”
- Isaiah 35:4 Literally “he”
- Isaiah 35:7 Hebrew “reed”
- Isaiah 35:7 Hebrew “rush”
- Isaiah 35:8 Or “and”
- Isaiah 35:9 Or “and”
Isaiah 35
International Standard Version
The Future of Israel’s Land
35 “The desert and the dry land will rejoice;
the desert will celebrate and blossom. Like crocuses,
2 it will burst into bloom,
and rejoice with gladness and shouts of joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.[a]
3 Strengthen the feeble hands,
and support the stumbling knees.
4 Say to those with anxious hearts,
‘Be strong, do not be afraid!
Here is your God—
he will bring[b] vengeance,
he will bring[c] divine retribution,
and he will save you.’
5 “Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unblocked;
6 then the lame will leap like deer,
and the tongues of speechless people will sing for joy.
Yes, waters will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams will run[d] through the desert;
7 the burning sands will become a pool,
and the thirsty ground fountains of water.
In the haunts of jackals there will be
a verdant resting place with[e] reeds and rushes.”
God’s Holy Highway
8 “A highway will be there—yes, there—[f]
and people will call it[g] ‘The Holy Way’.[h]
As for unclean people,
they will not journey on it,
but it will be for whomever[i] is traveling on that Way—
not even fools will get lost.
9 No lions will be there—
no—[j] nor will any ferocious beasts get up on it,
and[k] they will not be found there.
“But the redeemed will walk there,
10 and the Lord’s ransomed ones will return
and enter Zion with singing.
Everlasting joy will rest upon their heads,
gladness and joy will overtake them,[l]
and sorrow and mourning will flee away.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 35:2 So MT LXX 1QIsaa corrector; 1QIsaa lacks vss. 1-2
- Isaiah 35:4 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads he will come
- Isaiah 35:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read he will come
- Isaiah 35:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack will run
- Isaiah 35:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads is her resting place; the grass will become
- Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack yes, there
- Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read it will be called
- Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads Way, yes, Way
- Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT reads but it will be for the one; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 35:9 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack no
- Isaiah 35:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 35:10 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector lacks them; MT reads they will attain gladness and joy
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