35Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower— Like the crocus in spring,H4057H6723H7797H6160H1523H6524H22612bursting into blossom, a symphony of song and color. Mountain glories of Lebanon—a gift. Awesome Carmel, stunning Sharon—gifts. GOD's resplendent glory, fully on display. GOD awesome, GOD majestic.H6524H6524H1523H1525H7444H3519H3844H5414H1926H3760H8289H7200H3519H3068H1926H4303Energize the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.H2388H7504H3027H553H3782H12904Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart! GOD is here, right here, on his way to put things right And redress all wrongs. He's on his way! He'll save you!"H559H4116H3820H2388H3372H430H935H5359H430H1576H935H34675Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,H5869H5787H6491H241H2795H66056Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song. Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.H6455H1801H354H3956H483H7442H4057H4325H1234H5158H61607Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain. Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.H8273H98H6774H4002H4325H5116H8577H7258H2682H7070H15738There will be a highway called the Holy Road. No one rude or rebellious is permitted on this road. It's for GOD's people exclusively— impossible to get lost on this road. Not even fools can get lost on it.H4547H1870H7121H1870H6944H2931H5674H1980H191H85829No lions on this road, no dangerous wild animals— Nothing and no one dangerous or threatening. Only the redeemed will walk on it.H738H6530H2416H5927H4672H1350H198010The people GOD has ransomed will come back on this road. They'll sing as they make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads, Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.H6299H3068H7725H935H6726H7440H5769H8057H7218H5381H8057H8342H3015H585H5127
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