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Isaiah 35 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Hope for Restoration

Isa 35:1

Isa 35:1Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.
The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

Isa 35:2

Isa 35:2Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the LORD will display his glory,
the splendor of our God.

Isa 35:3

Isa 35:3With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.

Isa 35:4

Isa 35:4Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”

Isa 35:5

Isa 35:5And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.

Isa 35:6

Isa 35:6The lame will leap like a deer,
and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams will water the wasteland.

Isa 35:7

Isa 35:7The parched ground will become a pool,
and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish
where desert jackals once lived.

Isa 35:8

Isa 35:8And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.

Isa 35:9

Isa 35:9Lions will not lurk along its course,
nor any other ferocious beasts.
There will be no other dangers.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.

Isa 35:10

Isa 35:10Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
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Hebrew Zion.
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