35 The ^(A)wilderness and the desert will be delighted,
And the ^[a](B)Arabah will rejoice and flourish;
Like the crocus
² It will ^(C)flourish 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 Yahweh,
The majesty of our God.
^3 (H)Strengthen limp hands, and give courage to the knees of the stumbling.
⁴ Say to those with an ^(I)anxious heart,
“Be strong, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with ^(J)vengeance;
The ^(K)recompense of God will come,
But He will ^(L)save you.”
⁵ Then the ^(M)eyes of the blind will be opened,
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
⁶ Then 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 ^[b]Arabah.
⁷ Then the ^[c]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)And a ^[d]roadway will be there, ^(T)a highway,
And it will be called the Highway of ^(U)Holiness.
The unclean will not pass by on it,
But it will be for him who walks in that way,
And ^(V)ignorant fools will not wander on it.
⁹ No ^(W)lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
^[e]These will not be found there.
But ^(X)the redeemed will walk there,
¹⁰ And ^(Y)the ransomed of Yahweh will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting gladness upon their heads.
They will ^[f]attain delight and gladness,
And ^(Z)sorrow and sighing will flee away.