Isaiah 35
Good News Translation
The Road of Holiness
35 The desert will rejoice,
and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.
2 The desert will sing and shout for joy;
it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains
and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon.
Everyone will see the Lord's splendor,
see his greatness and power.
3 (A)Give strength to hands that are tired
and to knees that tremble with weakness.
4 Tell everyone who is discouraged,
“Be strong and don't be afraid!
God is coming to your rescue,
coming to punish your enemies.”
5 (B)The blind will be able to see,
and the deaf will hear.
6 The lame will leap and dance,
and those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
Streams of water will flow through the desert;
7 the burning sand will become a lake,
and dry land will be filled with springs.
Where jackals used to live,
marsh grass and reeds will grow.
8 There will be a highway there,
called “The Road of Holiness.”
No sinner will ever travel that road;
no fools will mislead those who follow it.[a]
9 No lions will be there;
no fierce animals will pass that way.
Those whom the Lord has rescued
will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach Jerusalem with gladness,
singing and shouting for joy.
They will be happy forever,
forever free from sorrow and grief.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 35:8 Probable text no fools … follow it; Hebrew unclear.
Isaiah 35
Revised Geneva Translation
35 The desert and the wilderness shall rejoice. And the waste ground shall be glad and flourish as the rose.
2 It shall flourish abundantly and shall also greatly rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the beauty of Carmel and of Sharon. They shall see the Glory of the LORD, the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands and comfort the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who are fearful, “Be strong! Do not fear! Behold, your God comes with vengeance! God, with a recompense, He will come and save you!”
5 Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf be opened.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as a deer. And the mute man’s tongue shall shout for joy. For waters shall break out in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
7 And the dry ground shall be as a pool, and the thirsty as springs of water. In the habitation of dragons, where they lay, shall be a place for reeds and rushes.
8 And there shall be a path and a way. And the way shall be called holy. The polluted shall not pass by it. But it shall be for those who walk in that way. And they, though fools, shall not err on it.
9 There shall be no lion. Nor shall noisy beasts ascend by it. Nor shall they be found there. So that the redeemed may walk.
10 Therefore, the redeemed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with praise. And everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness. And sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Isaiah 35
New King James Version
The Future Glory of Zion
35 The (A)wilderness and the [a]wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the (B)desert[b] shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 (C)It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the (D)glory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.
3 (E)Strengthen the [c]weak hands,
And make firm the [d]feeble knees.
4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with (F)vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and (G)save you.”
5 Then the (H)eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And (I)the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then the (J)lame shall leap like a deer,
And the (K)tongue of the dumb sing.
For (L)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In (M)the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 A (N)highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
(O)The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
9 (P)No lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,
10 And the (Q)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (R)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 35:1 desert
- Isaiah 35:1 Heb. arabah
- Isaiah 35:3 Lit. sinking
- Isaiah 35:3 tottering or stumbling
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