Isaiah 35:2

The Future Glory of Zion

1 The ^awilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the ^bdesert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

2 ^aIt shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the ^bglory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.

3 ^aStrengthen the¹ weak hands,
And make firm the¹ feeble knees.

4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with ^avengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and ^bsave you.”

5 Then the ^aeyes of the blind shall be opened,
And ^bthe ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6 Then the ^alame shall leap like a deer,
And the ^btongue of the dumb sing.
For ^cwaters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.

7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In ^athe habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 A ^ahighway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
^bThe unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.

9 ^aNo lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,

10 And the ^aransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And ^bsorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 35:2

Rejoice even with joy and singing "The well-watered plain of Jordan shall also rejoice" - For veranen , the Septuagint read yarden , , "the deserts of Jordan." Four MSS. read gulath ; see Joshua 15:19 : " Irrigua Jordani ;" Houbigant. gidoth , Ripae Jordani , "the banks of Jordan;" Kennicott. See De S. Poesi Hebr. Praelect. 20 note.

Unto it - For lah , to it, nine MSS. of Kennicott' s and four of De Rossi' s read lecha , to thee. See ibid.

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