Isaiah 35:1-7

Amplified Bible

35 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom
Like the ^[a]autumn crocus.
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It will blossom abundantly
And rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
The majesty and splendor of our God.
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Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.^(A)
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Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart,
“Be strong, fear not!
Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly];
The retribution of God will come,
But He will save you.”
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Then the eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
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Then the lame will leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness
And streams in the desert.^(B)
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And the burning sand (mirage) will become a pool [of water]
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, ^[b]where they lay resting,
Grass becomes reeds and ^[c]rushes.