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Isaiah 35

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1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

2It 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 Jehovah, the excellency of our God.

3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

7And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8And a 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 the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.

9No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

10and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Parallel translations · Isaiah 35:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

The waste land and the dry places will be glad; the lowland will have joy and be full of flowers.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

The land that was desolate and impassable shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Isaiah 35:1.

  • Isaiah 29:17

    Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?

  • Isaiah 41:18

    I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

  • Isaiah 4:2

    In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

  • Isaiah 27:6

    In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.

  • Revelation 19:1

    After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:

  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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