The Joy of the Redeemed
The awilderness and the desert will be delighted,
And the bArabah will rejoice and flourish;
Like the crocus
2 It will aflourish profusely
And brejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.
The cglory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of dCarmel and Sharon.
They will see the eglory of Yahweh,
The majesty of our God.
3 aStrengthen limp hands, and give courage to the knees of the stumbling.
4 Say to those with an aanxious heart,
“Be strong, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with bvengeance;
The crecompense of God will come,
But He will dsave you.”
5 Then the aeyes of the blind will be opened,
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
6 Then the alame will leap like a deer,
And the btongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the cwilderness
And streams in the Arabah.
7 Then the scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground asprings of water;
In the bhaunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
8 aAnd a roadway will be there, ba highway,
And it will be called the Highway of cHoliness.
The unclean will not pass by on it,
But it will be for him who walks in that way,
And dignorant fools will not wander on it.
9 No alion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
These will not be found there.
But bthe redeemed will walk there,
10 And athe ransomed of Yahweh will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting gladness upon their heads.
They will attain delight and gladness,
And bsorrow and sighing will flee away.