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  35:1 ¶
Be glad, thou thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily. |
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35:1 ¶
The wildernessº
and the solitary placeº
shall be gladºº
for them; and the desertº
shall rejoice,ºº
and blossomºº
as the rose.º |
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35:2
And the desert places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Lebanon{gr.Libanus} has been given to it, and the honour of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the majesty of God. |
35:2
It shall blossomºº
abundantly,ºº
and rejoiceºº
evenº
with joyº
and singing:ººº
the gloryº
of Lebanonº
shall be givenºº
unto it, the excellencyº
of Carmelº
and Sharon,º
theyº
shall seeºº
the gloryº
of Yahweh,º
[and] the excellencyº
of our Elohim.º |
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35:3 ¶
Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees. |
35:3 ¶
Strengthenºº
ye the weakº
hands,º
and confirmºº
the feebleºº
knees.º |
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35:4
Comfort one another, ye fainthearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God renders judgement, and he will render [it]; he will come and save us. |
35:4
Sayºº
to them [that are] of a fearfulºº
heart,º
Be strong,ºº
fearºº
not:º
behold,º
your Elohimº
will comeºº
[with] vengeance,º
[even] Elohimº
[with] a recompence;º
heº
will comeºº
and saveºº
you. |
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35:5
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear. |
35:5
Thenº
the eyesº
of the blindº
shall be opened,ºº
and the earsº
of the deafº
shall be unstopped.ºº |
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35:6
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall speak plainly; for water has burst forth in the desert, and a channel [of water] in a thirsty land. |
35:6
Thenº
shall the lameº
[man] leapºº
as an hart,º
and the tongueº
of the dumbº
sing:ºº
forº
in the wildernessº
shall watersº
break out,ºº
and streamsº
in the desert.º |
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35:7
And the dry land shall become pools, and a fountain of water shall [be poured] into the thirsty land; there shall there be a joy of birds, ready habitations and marshes. |
35:7
And the parched groundº
shall becomeº
a pool,º
and the thirsty landº
springsº
of water:º
in the habitationº
of dragons,ºº
where each lay,º
[shall be] grassº
with reedsº
and rushes.º |
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35:8
There shall be there a pure way, and it shall be called a holy way; and there shall not pass by there any unclean person, neither shall there be there an unclean way; but the dispersed shall walk on it, and they shall not go astray. |
35:8
And an highwayº
shall beº
there,º
and a way,º
and it shall be calledºº
The wayº
of holiness;º
the uncleanº
shall notº
pass overºº
it; but itº
[shall be] for those: the wayfaring men,ººº
though fools,º
shall notº
errºº
[therein]. |
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35:9
And there shall be no lion there, neither shall any evil beast go up upon it, nor at all be found there; but the redeemed and gathered on the Lord's behalf, shall walk in it, |
35:9
Noº
lionº
shall beº
there,º
norº
[any] ravenousº
beastº
shall go upºº
thereon, it shall notº
be foundºº
there;º
but the redeemedºº
shall walkºº
[there]: |
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35:10
and shall return, and come to Zion{gr.Sion} with joy, and everlasting joy [shall be] over their head; for on their head [shall be] praise and exultation, and joy shall take possession of them: sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away. |
35:10
And the ransomedºº
of Yahwehº
shall return,ºº
and comeºº
to Zionº
with songsº
and everlastingº
joyºº
uponº
their heads:º
they shall obtainºº
joyºº
and gladness,ºº
and sorrowº
and sighingº
shall flee away.ºº |
