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The ^(a)wilderness and the desert will be glad, And the ^[a](b)Arabah will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus

It will ^(c)blossom profusely And ^(d)rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The ^(e)glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of ^(f)Carmel and Sharon. They will see the ^(g)glory of the Lord , The majesty of our God.

^(h)Encourage the ^[b]exhausted, and strengthen the ^[c]feeble.

Say to those with ⁽ⁱ⁾anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with ^(j)vengeance; The ^(k)recompense of God will come, But He will ^(l)save you."

Then the ^(m)eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Then the ⁽ⁿ⁾lame will leap like a deer, And the ^(o)tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the ^(p)wilderness And streams in the ^[d]Arabah.

The ^[e]scorched land will become a pool And the thirsty ground ^(q)springs of water; In the ^(r)haunt of jackals, its resting place, Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

^(s)A highway will be there, ^(t)a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of ^(u)Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And ^(v)fools will not wander on it.

No ^(w)lion will be there, Nor will any vicious beast go up on it; ^[f]These will not be found there. But ^(x)the redeemed will walk there,

And ^(y)the ransomed of the Lord will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will ^[g]find gladness and joy, And ^(z)sorrow and sighing will flee away.