Isaiah35

Isaiah 35 prophesies a glorious transformation of the wilderness, which will blossom and rejoice, reflecting God's glory. God promises to come with salvation, opening the eyes of the blind, unstopping the ears of the deaf, and enabling the lame to leap and the dumb to sing, as waters break forth in the desert. A "Way of Holiness" will be established for the redeemed, upon which they will return to Zion with everlasting joy, free from sorrow and sighing.

The Desert Blooms in Glory

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They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,
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Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, with joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They--they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.

Encouragement for the Fearful

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Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
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Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'

Miraculous Signs of Restoration

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Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
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Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.
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And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.

The Way of Holiness and Final Joy

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And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself is by them, Whoso is going in the way--even fools err not.
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No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
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And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
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