Isaiah 35 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Future Glory of Zion

Isa 35:1The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

Isa 35:2It 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 glory of the LORD,
The excellency of our God.

Isa 35:3

Isa 35:3Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.

Isa 35:4

Isa 35:4Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and save you.”

Isa 35:5

Isa 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Isa 35:6

Isa 35:6Then the lame shall leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the dumb sing.
For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.

Isa 35:7

Isa 35:7The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Isa 35:8

Isa 35:8A highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.

Isa 35:9

Isa 35:9No 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,

Isa 35:10

Isa 35:10And the 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 sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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