Isaiah 35

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35 The desert and the dry land will be happy!
The wilderness will be happy too,
    and beautiful flowers will grow there.
² Yes, there will be lots of flowers!
    The land will sing and shout with joy!
The desert will be as beautiful as Lebanon.
    It will seem like lovely places in Carmel and in Sharon.
In those places, people will see the Lord's glory.
    They will see that our God is very great.
³ If your hands feel weak,
    now be strong!
If your knees are shaking,
    now be brave!
⁴ Say this to people who are afraid:
‘Be strong! Do not be afraid!
    Your God is coming now.
He is coming to punish his enemies
    for the bad things that they have done.
He is coming to rescue you!’
⁵ At that time, he will open the eyes of blind people.
    Deaf people will hear again.
⁶ People with weak legs will jump like deer.
    People who cannot speak now will shout with joy.
Water will pour from springs in the desert.
    Streams of water will run in the wilderness.
⁷ The hot earth will become a pool of water.
    The dry ground will have springs of water.
In the places where jackals made their homes,
    there will now be grasses and reeds.