1
The
wilderness
and
the
solitary
place
shall
be
glad
for
them;
and
the
desert
shall
rejoice,
and
blossom
as
the
rose.
2
It
shall
blossom
abundantly,
and
rejoice
even
with
joy
and
singing:
the
glory
of
Lebanon
shall
be
given
unto
it,
the
excellency
of
Carmel
and
Sharon,
they
shall
see
the
glory
of
the
LORD,
[and]
the
excellency
of
our
God.
3
Strengthen
ye
the
weak
hands,
and
confirm
the
feeble
knees.
4
Say
to
them
[that
are]
of
a
fearful
heart,
Be
strong,
fear
not:
behold,
your
God
will
come
[with]
vengeance,
[even]
God
[with]
a
recompence;
he
will
come
and
save
you.
5
Then
the
eyes
of
the
blind
shall
be
opened,
and
the
ears
of
the
deaf
shall
be
unstopped.
6
Then
shall
the
lame
[man]
leap
as
an
hart,
and
the
tongue
of
the
dumb
sing:
for
in
the
wilderness
shall
waters
break
out,
and
streams
in
the
desert.
7
And
the
parched
ground
shall
become
a
pool,
and
the
thirsty
land
springs
of
water:
in
the
habitation
of
dragons,
where
each
lay,
[shall
be]
grass
with
reeds
and
rushes.
8
And
an
highway
shall
be
there,
and
a
way,
and
it
shall
be
called
The
way
of
holiness;
the
unclean
shall
not
pass
over
it;
but
it
[shall
be]
for
those:
the
wayfaring
men,
though
fools,
shall
not
err
[therein].
9
No
lion
shall
be
there,
nor
[any]
ravenous
beast
shall
go
up
thereon,
it
shall
not
be
found
there;
but
the
redeemed
shall
walk
[there]:
10
And
the
ransomed
of
the
LORD
shall
return,
and
come
to
Zion
with
songs
and
everlasting
joy
upon
their
heads:
they
shall
obtain
joy
and
gladness,
and
sorrow
and
sighing
shall
flee
away.