Isaiah 35
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The Future Glory of Zion
1The #Is. 32:15; 55:12wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the #Is. 41:19; 51:3desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2#Is. 32:15It 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 #Is. 40:5glory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.
3#Job 4:3, 4; Heb. 12:12Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
4Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with #Is. 34:8vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and #Ps. 145:19; Is. 33:22save you.”
5Then the #Is. 29:18; Matt. 9:27; John 9:6, 7eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And #(Matt. 11:5)the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6Then the #Matt. 11:5; 15:30; John 5:8, 9; Acts 8:7lame shall leap like a deer,
And the #Is. 32:4; Matt. 9:32; 12:22tongue of the dumb sing.
For #Is. 41:18; (John 7:38)waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In #Is. 34:13the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8A #Is. 19:23highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
#Is. 52:1; Joel 3:17; (Matt. 7:13, 14); 1 Pet. 1:15, 16; Rev. 21:27The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
9#Lev. 26:6; (Is. 11:7, 9); Ezek. 34:25No 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,
10And the #Is. 51:11ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And #Is. 25:8; 30:19; 65:19; (Rev. 7:17; 21:4)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Isaiah 35
35
God's Splendor Will Be Seen
1Thirsty deserts will be glad;
barren lands will celebrate
and blossom with flowers.
2Deserts will bloom everywhere
and sing joyful songs.
They will be as majestic
as Mount Lebanon,
as glorious as Mount Carmel
or Sharon Valley.
Everyone will see
the wonderful splendor
of the Lord our God.
God Changes Everything
* 3#He 12.12. Here is a message for all
who are weak, trembling,
and worried:
4“Cheer up! Don't be afraid.
Your God is coming
to punish your enemies.
God will take revenge on them
and rescue you.”
5 #
Mt 11.5; Lk 7.22. The blind will see,
and the ears of the deaf
will be healed.
6 #
4 Macc 10.21. Those who were lame
will leap around like deer;
tongues once silent
will shout for joy.
Water will rush
through the desert.
7Scorching sand
will turn into a lake,
and thirsty ground
will flow with fountains.
Grass will grow in deserts,
where packs of wild dogs
once made their home.#35.7 Grass … home: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
God's Sacred Highway
8A good road will be there,
and it will be named
“God's Sacred Highway.”
It will be for God's people;
no one unfit to worship God
will walk on that road.
And no fools can travel
on that highway.#35.8 And … highway: Or “And not even a fool can miss that highway.”
9No lions or other wild animals
will come near that road;
only those the Lord has saved
will travel there.
10The people the Lord has rescued
will come back singing
as they enter Zion.
Happiness will be a crown
everyone will always wear.
They will celebrate and shout
because all sorrows and worries
will be gone far away.
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