35The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,H4057H6723H7797H6160H1523H6524H22612it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.H6524H6524H1523H1525H7444H3519H3844H5414H1926H3760H8289H7200H3519H3068H1926H4303Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;H2388H7504H3027H553H3782H12904say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."H559H4116H3820H2388H3372H430H935H5359H430H1576H935H34675Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.H5869H5787H6491H241H2795H66056Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.H6455H1801H354H3956H483H7442H4057H4325H1234H5158H61607The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.H8273H98H6774H4002H4325H5116H8577H7258H2682H7070H15738And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it.H4547H1870H7121H1870H6944H2931H5674H1980H191H85829No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there,H738H6530H2416H5927H4672H1350H198010and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.H6299H3068H7725H935H6726H7440H5769H8057H7218H5381H8057H8342H3015H585H5127