35 The ^(A)wilderness and the desert will be glad,
And the ^[a](B)Arabah will rejoice and blossom;
Like the crocus
² It will ^(C)blossom 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 the Lord,
The majesty of our God.
^3 (H)Encourage the ^[b]exhausted, and strengthen the ^[c]feeble.
⁴ Say to those with ^(I)anxious heart,
“Take courage, 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 ^[d]Arabah.
⁷ The ^[e]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)A highway will be there, ^(T)a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of ^(U)Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And ^(V)fools will not wander on it.
⁹ No ^(W)lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
^[f]These will not be found there.
But ^(X)the redeemed will walk there,
¹⁰ And ^(Y)the ransomed of the Lord will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will ^[g]find gladness and joy,
And ^(Z)sorrow and sighing will flee away.